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[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. |
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This word has been viewed 1 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 = the back
脊骨
zek3 gwat1 = spine
脊梁
zek3 loeng4 = backbone; spine
脊樑
zek3 loeng4 = ridgepole
屋脊
uk1 zek3 = the ridge of a house/roof
背脊骨
bui3 zek3 gwat1 = backbone
篤背脊
duk1 bui3 zek3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵
𢽴背脊
duk1 bui3 zek3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵
擉背脊
duk1 bui3 zek3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵
脊椎
zek3 zeoi1 = vertebra; backbone
尖脊
zim1 zek3 = ridges
脊柱
zek3/zik3 cyu5 = [anat.] backbone
脊椎動物
zek3 /zik3 zeoi1 dung6 mat6 = [bio.] vertebrate
世界屋脊
sai3 gaai3 uk1 zek3 = 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 = invertebrate
脊髓灰質炎
zek3 seoi5 fui1 zat1 jim4 = poliomyelitis
整脊
zing2 zek3 = chiropractic
裡脊肉
leoi5 zek3 juk6 = tenderloin
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 = (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 = [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 = thoroughly beat up
脊椎扭曲式
zek3 zeoi1 nau2 kuk1 sik1 = [yoga] twists |
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Legend 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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