become as emaciated as a fowl
Bony, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ò UG ǔ L í nx ú n, which means to describe people or animals skinny. From the spring and Autumn Annals of Xiaocheng.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 18 of Gao Yunlan's spring and Autumn Annals of a small city: "Xiuwei sees a bare, bony child laborer, carrying a dustpan of mud, struggling on a suspended springboard."
Idiom usage
This time, the dry howl of the bony black dog made the haggard old horse stand up its ears. Miscellaneous colors by Wang Meng
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: bony, bony and angular; antonym: fat and strong
become as emaciated as a fowl
one tries one 's best and still gets criticized for it - qiú quán zhī huǐ
make amends for previous faults by some good services - yǐ gōng bǔ guò
Be strict with yourself and lenient with others - yán yǐ lǜ jǐ,kuān yǐ dài rén
one 's word does not express his idea - cí bù dá yì
The disease harms the people and the country - bìng mín hài guó
work in full cooperation and with unity of purpose - xié lì tóng xīn