Usage of the character 肋
lèi
肋
[肋]
- rib
- Taiwan pr. (lè)
jǐlèi
脊肋
[脊肋]
- ribcage
lèiyǎn
肋眼
[肋眼]
- rib eye (steak) (loanword)
ruǎnlèi
软肋
[軟肋]
- rib cartilage
- (fig.) weak spot
- soft underbelly
lèigǔ
肋骨
[肋骨]
- rib
jìlèi
季肋
[季肋]
- hypochondrium (anatomy)
jīlèi
鸡肋
[雞肋]
- chicken ribs
- sth of little value or interest
- sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up
- to be physically weak
qiónglèi
穹肋
[穹肋]
- a rib of an arch
lèijiànjī
肋间肌
[肋間肌]
- intercostal muscle (between ribs)
Andélèi
安德肋
[安德肋]
- Andrew (Catholic transliteration)
Nàzālèi
纳匝肋
[納匝肋]
- Nazareth
Jiālìlèiyà
加利肋亚
[加利肋亞]
- Galilee (in biblical Palestine)
Yuánjiāngjiǔlèi
沅江九肋
[沅江九肋]
- rare talent
- lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
Jiālǐlèiyà
加里肋亚
[加里肋亞]
- Galilee
liǎnglèichādāo
两肋插刀
[兩肋插刀]
- 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
Kǎisālèiyǎ
凯撒肋雅
[凱撒肋雅]
- Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)
Jiālǐlèiyà Hǎi
加里肋亚海
[加里肋亞海]
- Sea of Galilee