枯莖朽骨

Chinese

		withered; dried up	stalk; stem	rotten	bone
trad. (枯莖朽骨)		枯	莖	朽	骨
simp. (枯茎朽骨)		枯	茎	朽	骨
Literally: “withered stalks and decaying bones”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kūjīngxiǔgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kūjīngxiǔgǔ [Phonetic: kūjīngxiúgǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kujingsiǒugǔ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu¹-ching¹-hsiu³-ku³
    • Yale: kū-jīng-syǒu-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kujingsheouguu
    • Palladius: куцзинсюгу (kuczinsjugu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

枯莖朽骨

1. (derogatory) implements of divination or fortune-telling