枯莖朽骨

Chinese

		withered; dried up	stalk; stem	rotten	bone
trad. (枯莖朽骨)		枯	莖	朽	骨
simp. (枯茎朽骨)		枯	茎	朽	骨
Literally: “withered stalks and decaying bones”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kūjīngxiǔgǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kūjīngxiǔgǔ [Phonetic: kūjīngxiúgǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kujingsiǒugǔ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻu¹-ching¹-hsiu³-ku³
  - Yale: kū-jīng-syǒu-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kujingsheouguu
  - Palladius: куцзинсюгу (kuczinsjugu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

枯莖朽骨

(derogatory) implements of divination or fortune-telling

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