肋骨 | lèi gǔ | rib | |
鸡肋 | jī lèi | chicken ribs; sth of little value or interest; sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up; to be physically weak | |
两肋插刀 | liǎng lèi chā dāo | 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 | |
安德肋 | ān dé lèi | Andrew (Catholic transliteration) | |
软肋 | ruǎn lèi | rib cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; soft underbelly |
1 | Wood from the ribs of the ship has been replaced. | |
2 | Victor shoots back and wounds Jack in the side. | |
3 | Boats have long had spines and ribs like an animal's ribcage. | |
4 | It didn' t take long. They put some good ones in my gut and ribs and I dropped. | |
5 | The more numerous oval patches generally spread widely across the chest first, following the rib-line in a characteristic "christmas-tree" distribution. |