Definition
This four-character idiom literally means 'thin bones jutting like mountain peaks'. It vividly describes a person or animal who is extremely thin, to the point where their bones are prominent and visible. The phrase carries a stronger, more literary tone than the everyday word 瘦 ('thin') and is often used in descriptive or emotional contexts to emphasize severe emaciation.
f.e.
emaciatedextremely thin and bony (literary)
Examples
- ，瘦骨嶙峋，。Tā shēngbìng yǐhòu, biàn de shòu gǔ lín xún, ràng rén xīn téng.After he got sick, he became so emaciated that people felt sorry for him.
- 瘦骨嶙峋，。Nà zhī liúlàng māo shòu gǔ lín xún, kàn qǐlái hěn kělián.That stray cat was nothing but skin and bones; it looked very pitiful.
- ，瘦骨嶙峋，。Tā wèile jiǎnféi, xiànzài shòu gǔ lín xún, yìdiǎn dōu bú jiànkāng.She's lost so much weight from dieting that she's now emaciated, which isn't healthy at all.
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