méi​gǔ​tou

spineless

  • created reference approved 没骨头/沒骨頭 → 没骨气/沒骨氣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没骨头 / 沒骨頭 méi​gǔ​tou

    没骨气 / 沒骨氣 méi​gǔ​qi

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 没骨头/沒骨頭 · méi​gǔ​tou · spineless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没骨头 / 沒骨頭

    méi​gǔ​tou

    spineless

    to have no backbone; to be weak-kneed or lacking in courage

    méi​gū​tou

    没, 骨头

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 骨头 (literal) → 骨头/骨頭 · gū​tou · bone

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 没骨头/沒骨頭 · méi​gǔ​tou · spineless person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没骨头 / 沒骨頭

    méi​gǔ​tou

    spineless person

    a person who has no backbone or moral courage

    méi​gū​tou

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 骨头 (literal) → 骨头/骨頭 · gǔ​tou · person

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 没骨头/沒骨頭 · méi​gǔ​tou · slumped over — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    没骨头 / 沒骨頭

    méi​gǔ​tou

    slumped over

    Used as an insult for someone who cannot sit or stand up straight, instead slumping or leaning against things in an ungraceful way

    méi​gū​tou

    没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 骨头 (literal) → 骨头/骨頭 · gū​tou · bone

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