| 1 | 肋骨 | 肋骨 | lèi gǔ | lei4 gu3 | rib | | |
| 2 | 肋眼 | 肋眼 | lèi yǎn | lei4 yan3 | rib eye (steak) (loanword) | | |
| 3 | 肋 | 肋 | lèi | lei4 | rib; Taiwan pr. [le4] | | |
| 4 | 沅江九肋 | 沅江九肋 | yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi | Yuan2 jiang1 jiu3 lei4 | rare talent; lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river | | |
| 5 | 软肋 | 軟肋 | ruǎn lèi | ruan3 lei4 | rib cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; soft underbelly | | |
| 6 | 穹肋 | 穹肋 | qióng lèi | qiong2 lei4 | a rib of an arch | | |
| 7 | 纳匝肋 | 納匝肋 | nà zā lèi | Na4 za1 lei4 | Nazareth | | |
| 8 | 两肋插刀 | 兩肋插刀 | liǎng lèi chā dāo | liang3 lei4 cha1 dao1 | lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom); fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it | | |
| 9 | 肋间肌 | 肋間肌 | lèi jiàn jī | lei4 jian4 ji1 | intercostal muscle (between ribs) | | |
| 10 | 安德肋 | 安德肋 | ān dé lèi | An1 de2 lei4 | Andrew (Catholic transliteration) | | |
| 11 | 凯撒肋雅 | 凱撒肋雅 | kǎi sā lèi yǎ | Kai3 sa1 lei4 ya3 | Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa) | | |
| 12 | 加利肋亚 | 加利肋亞 | jiā lì lèi yà | Jia1 li4 lei4 ya4 | Galilee (in biblical Palestine) | | |
| 13 | 加里肋亚海 | 加里肋亞海 | jiā lǐ lèi yà hǎi | Jia1 li3 lei4 ya4 Hai3 | Sea of Galilee | | |
| 14 | 加里肋亚 | 加里肋亞 | jiā lǐ lèi yà | Jia1 li3 lei4 ya4 | Galilee | | |
| 15 | 季肋 | 季肋 | jì lèi | ji4 lei4 | hypochondrium (anatomy) | | |
| 16 | 脊肋 | 脊肋 | jǐ lèi | ji3 lei4 | ribcage | | |
| 17 | 鸡肋 | 雞肋 | jī lèi | ji1 lei4 | chicken ribs; sth of little value or interest; sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up; to be physically weak | | |