消瘦
消瘦 xiāo shòu ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ siu1 sau3
- to waste away
- to become thin
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More words with these characters
消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
Idioms with these characters
- 此消彼长此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
- 消愁解闷消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ gwat1 sau3 jyu4 caai4 (idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated
- 面黄肌瘦面黃肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧ ㄕㄡˋ min6 wong4 gei1 sau3 lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)
- 瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ sau3 gwat1 ling4 ding1 (idiom) emaciated; scrawny
- 瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ sau3 gwat1 leon4 seon1 skinny; emaciated (idiom)
- 挑肥拣瘦挑肥揀瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ tiu1 fei4 gaan2 sau3 (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy