节骨眼
节骨眼節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄍㄨ ㄧㄢˇ zit3 gwat1 ngaan5
- (dialect) critical juncture
- crucial moment
- Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
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节
骨
Idioms with these characters
- 不拘小节不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 高风峻节高風峻節 gāo fēng jùn jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 zeon3 zit3 a high-class upright character (idiom)
- 高风亮节高風亮節 gāo fēng liàng jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 loeng6 zit3 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
- 横生枝节橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waang4 sang1 zi1 zit3 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
- 节上生枝節上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
- 哀毁骨立哀毀骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì ㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ oi1 wai2 gwat1 laap6 (idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent
- 冰肌玉骨 bīng jī yù gǔ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨˇ bing1 gei1 juk6 gwat1 (idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty
- 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ ㄈㄣˇ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ fan2 san1 seoi3 gwat1 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
- 骨鲠在喉骨鯁在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄡˊ gwat1 gang2 zoi6 hau4 fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
- 骨鲠之臣骨鯁之臣 gǔ gěng zhī chén ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄓ ㄔㄣˊ gwat1 gang2 zi1 san4 lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 鼻青眼肿鼻青眼腫 bí qīng yǎn zhǒng ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ bei6 ceng1 ngaan5 zung2 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
- 擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng ㄘㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
- 大开眼界大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 打马虎眼打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb