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冢中枯骨

zhǒng zhōng kū gǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dried bones in burial mound (idiom) / dead and buried
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-79c9722211f591ac. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

塚中枯骨 冢中枯骨 [zhong3 zhong1 ku1 gu3] /dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried/

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Other forms in these source records: 塚中枯骨

  • 冢
    zhǒng

    mound / burial mound / senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank) / burial mound (variant of 冢[zhǒng])

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 枯
    kū

    (of plants) withered / (of wells, rivers etc) dried up / (bound form) dull / boring / (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds

  • 骨
    gū

    used in 骨碌碌[gū lù lù] / used in 骨碌[gū lu] / used in 骨朵[gū duo]

    gǔ

    bone

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.