含著骨頭露著肉

Chinese

		to keep; to contain	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	bone; character; personal quality	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	meat; flesh
trad. (含著骨頭露著肉)		含	著	骨頭	露	著	肉
simp. (含着骨头露着肉)		含	着	骨头	露	着	肉
Literally: “hiding bones and exposing meat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hánzhe gǔtou lòuzhe ròu, hánzhe gútou lòuzhe ròu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄌㄡˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄖㄡˋ, ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄌㄡˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄖㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hánzhe gǔtou lòuzhe ròu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄌㄡˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄖㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hánjhe̊ gǔto̊u lòujhe̊ ròu
    • Wade–Giles: han²-chê⁵ ku³-tʻou⁵ lou⁴-chê⁵ jou⁴
    • Yale: hán-je gǔ-tou lòu-je ròu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harn.je guu.tou low.je row
    • Palladius: ханьчжэ гутоу лоучжэ жоу (xanʹčžɛ gutou loučžɛ žou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə³ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴ loʊ̯⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hánzhe gútou lòuzhe ròu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄌㄡˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄖㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hánjhe̊ gúto̊u lòujhe̊ ròu
    • Wade–Giles: han²-chê⁵ ku²-tʻou⁵ lou⁴-chê⁵ jou⁴
    • Yale: hán-je gú-tou lòu-je ròu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harn.je gwu.tou low.je row
    • Palladius: ханьчжэ гутоу лоучжэ жоу (xanʹčžɛ gutou loučžɛ žou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə³ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³ loʊ̯⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

含著骨頭露著肉

1. to mutter and mumble; to speak hesitantly without fully explaining oneself