thinned to the bone

thinned to the bone

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í ngxi ā og ǔ L ì, which means that the body is very thin. It comes from Liang Benji, the southern history.

Notes on Idioms

Sales: thin.

The origin of Idioms

"Southern history · Liang Benji": the emperor described Ben Zhuang as the capital, which was destroyed.

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning.

Examples

In Wu Jingzi's unofficial history of scholars in Qing Dynasty, he said: "when you are born, you go home in mourning; you are ashamed of your confidant; you are lost; you are crazy like a puppet."

Liao Zhai Zhi Yi (strange stories from a Lonely Studio) by Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty: Yang Sizhi is a man who has nothing to do with his life.

Pu Songling's Liao Zhai Zhi Yi Ye Sheng in the Qing Dynasty: when he released it, he still failed. He was born in mourning and returned home. He was ashamed of his confidant. He was like a puppet.

Infatuation: after four months of suffering from illness, Lan Ying's health collapsed. When she left Changchun, she was haggard and withered.