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pí bāo gǔ

皮 包 骨

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bag of bones
- tā shòu de pí bāo gǔ
  他瘦得皮包骨。
  He was all skin and bone.
- tā de gē bo dōu shòu de pí bāo gǔ le
  他的胳膊都瘦得皮包骨了！
  His arms are so skinny!
- wǒ men fā xiàn nà zhī gǒu shí tā shòu de pí bāo gǔ
  我们发现那只狗时，它瘦得皮包骨。
  The dog was just a bag of bones when we found it.
- liù nián kǔ xíng wǒ bà ba shòu de pí bāo gǔ shēn tǐ fēi cháng xū ruò
  六年苦行，我爸爸瘦得皮包骨，身体非常虚弱。
  Due to exhaustion and years of ascetic life, my father became a bag of bones and very weak.

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