| 节骨眼 |
jiē gu yǎn |
(dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] |
| 节 |
jiē |
see 节骨眼 |
| 节 |
jié |
joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) |
| 骨 |
gū |
used in 骨碌碌 / used in 骨碌 / used in 骨朵 |
| 骨 |
gǔ |
bone |
| 眼 |
yǎn |
eye (CL:只,双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |