Chinese More information withered; dried up, stalk; stem ... withered; dried up stalk; stem rotten bone trad. (枯莖朽骨) 枯 莖 朽 骨 simp. (枯茎朽骨) 枯 茎 朽 骨 Literally: “withered stalks and decaying bones”. Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): kūjīngxiǔgǔ (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨˇ Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: kūjīngxiǔgǔ [Phonetic: kūjīngxiúgǔ] Zhuyin: ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨˇ Tongyong Pinyin: kujingsiǒugǔ Wade–Giles: kʻu1-ching1-hsiu3-ku3 Yale: kū-jīng-syǒu-gǔ Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kujingsheouguu Palladius: куцзинсюгу (kuczinsjugu) Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Noun 枯莖朽骨 (derogatory) implements of divination or fortune-telling Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.