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fuˉ¹
Pinyin
ku1
Translations
noun
emaciated; skinny
noun
withered; decayed; dried up
noun
dull; uninteresting
jatˉ¹zoeng˗₃gungˉ¹singˎ₄maanˍ₆gwatˉ¹fuˉ¹
(一将功成万骨枯)
Pinyin
yi1 jiang4 gong1 cheng2 wan4 gu3 ku1
Translations
noun
One general achieves renown over the dead bodies of 10,000 soldiers
noun
What millions died that Caesar might be great;
noun
one man succeeds ten thousand bones perish, which means a man's success is built upon scarifies of many people
fuˉ¹ziˉ¹
Pinyin
ku1 zhi1
Translations
noun
deadwood
fuˉ¹kit˗₃
Pinyin
ku1 jie2
Translations
noun
used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
fuˉ¹kok˗₃
Pinyin
ku1 he2
Translations
noun
dried up
syuˍ₆daaiˍ₆jauˏ₅fuˉ¹ziˉ¹zukˍ₆daaiˍ₆jauˏ₅hatˉ¹jiˉ¹
(树大有枯枝,族大有乞儿)
Pinyin
shu4 da4 you3 ku1 zhi1 , zu2 da4 you3 qi3 er2
Translations
noun
'there is a black sheep in every family'
fuˉ¹waiˊ²
Pinyin
ku1 wei3
Translations
noun
wither; dry up; wilt; shrivel
haaˍ₆fuˉ¹couˊ²
Pinyin
xia4 ku1 cao3
Translations
noun
common selfheal plant; prunella vulgaris
noun
noun; Chinese herb, named as Selfheal
fuˉ¹cou˗₃
Pinyin
ku1 zao4
Translations
noun
dull; staid; boring; dry; bland; sterile; uninteresting; unexciting; lifeless; monotonous
fuˉ¹gonˉ¹
(枯干)
Pinyin
ku1 gan1
Translations
noun
dry; dried-up
syuˍ₆daaiˍ₆jauˏ₅fuˉ¹ziˉ¹
(树大有枯枝)
Pinyin
shu4 da4 you3 ku1 zhi1
Translations
noun
there is a black sheep in every flock, especially when the numbers are large
ceoiˉ¹fuˉ¹laaiˉ¹nauˊ²
Pinyin
cui1 ku1 la1 xiu3
Translations
noun
to describe something that can easily be destroyed as it is already in ruins