A sick person who has been ill for a long time becomes as thin and withered as an old skeletal man.
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瘦死的骆驼比马大
瘦死的骆驼比马大
lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
- 。
A dead emaciated camel is still bigger than a horse.
- 貳形adjective
fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
- ，。
Even a dead camel is bigger than a horse, and he is still very wealthy.
- 參形adjective
a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
- ，。
A starving camel is still bigger than a horse; he still has a lot of experience.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(person stretching limbs; figure of person with outstretched arms and legs)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing with arms and legs spread wide symbolizes greatness and magnificence.
瘦死的骆驼比马大
Traditional瘦死的駱駝比馬大
lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
- 。
A dead emaciated camel is still bigger than a horse.
- 貳形adjective
fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
- ，。
Even a dead camel is bigger than a horse, and he is still very wealthy.
- 參形adjective
a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
- ，。
A starving camel is still bigger than a horse; he still has a lot of experience.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(person stretching limbs; figure of person with outstretched arms and legs)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing with arms and legs spread wide symbolizes greatness and magnificence.
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