脊 (zek3 zik3 | ji3) : spine; backbone; ridge

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脊

zek3 zik3

ji3

[1] spine; backbone; spinal column
[2] ridge; roof

Jyutping zek3 is the popular colloquial reading; literary reading zik3 is rarely used.

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

脊

This word has been viewed 9024 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Nov 2013 14:01

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背脊 bui3 zek3 bei4 ji3 = the back

脊骨 zek3 gwat1 ji2 gu3 = spine

脊梁 zek3 loeng4 ji3 liang5 = backbone; spine

脊樑 zek3 loeng4 ji3 liang2 = ridgepole

屋脊 uk1 zek3 = the ridge of a house/roof

背脊骨 bui3 zek3 gwat1 = backbone

篤背脊 duk1 bui3 zek3 du3 bei4 ji3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵

𢽴背脊 duk1 bui3 zek3 du1 bei4 ji3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵

擉背脊 duk1 bui3 zek3 chuo4 bei4 ji3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵

脊椎 zek3 zeoi1 ji3 zhui1 = vertebra; backbone

尖脊 zim1 zek3 jian1 ji2 = ridges

脊柱 zek3/zik3 cyu5 ji3 zhu4 = [anat.] backbone

脊椎動物 zek3 /zik3 zeoi1 dung6 mat6 ji3 zhui1 dong4 wu4 = [bio.] vertebrate

世界屋脊 sai3 gaai3 uk1 zek3 shi4 jie4 wu1 ji3 = the roof of the world, i.e., Tibet

書脊 syu1 zek3 = the spine of the book

脊髓 zek3 seoi5 = spinal cord

背脊向後彎 bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1 = to arch one's back

無脊椎 mou4 zek3 zeoi1 wu2 ji3 zhui1 = invertebrate

脊髓灰質炎 zek3 seoi5 fui1 zat1 jim4 ji2 sui3 hui1 zhi4 yan2 = poliomyelitis

脊椎指壓治療師 zek3 zeoi1 zi2 aat3 zi6 liu4 si1 = a chiropractor (common formation)

整脊 zing2 zek3 = chiropractic

裡脊肉 leoi5 zek3 juk6 = tenderloin

豬裡脊肉 zyu1 leoi5 zek3 juk6 = griskin, lean loin of pork (common formation)

牛裡脊肉 ngau4 leoi5 zek3 juk6 = baron of beef, a joint of beef consisting of two sirloins left uncut at the backbone. (common formation)

篤人背脊 duk1 jan4 bui3 zek3 = to doublecross someone 粵

背脊向天人所食 bui3 zek3 hoeng3 tin1 jan4 so2 sik6 bei4 ji2 xiang4 tian1 ren2 suo3 shi2 = (Cantonese saying) everything that crawls is edible for people 粵

背脊骨落 bui3 zek3 gwat1 lok6 = finding sth hard to swallow or being given a hard time 粵

無脊椎動物 mou4 zek3 /zik3 zeoi1 dung6 mat6 wu2 ji3 zhui1 dong4 wu4 = [bio.] invertebrate

脊柱側凸 zek3 cyu5 zak1 dat6 = scoliosis (curvature of the spine)

打完心口打背脊 daa2 jyun4 sam1 hau2 daa2 bui3 zek3 da3 wan2 xin1 kou3 da3 bei4 ji3 = thoroughly beat up

脊椎扭曲式 zek3 zeoi1 nau2 kuk1 sik1 = [yoga] twists

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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