白骨精 bái gǔ jīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4])
  2. (fig.) sly and cunning person

CHARACTERS

白 bái white; pure, unblemished; bright
骨 gǔ bone; skeleton; frame, framework
精 jīng essence; semen; spirit