肠子

腸子

chángzi

noun #9,173

Measure Word

一根肠子 gēn

Meanings

1 intestines; guts; bowels
2 sausage casing

Characters

Examples

我肠子都悔青了。

Wǒ chángzi dōu huǐ qīng le.

I regret it so much my guts turned green. (I deeply regret it.)

他饿得肠子都叫了。

Tā è de chángzi dōu jiào le.

He was so hungry his stomach was growling.

医生检查了他的肠子。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de chángzi.

The doctor examined his intestines.

Tips

usage

肠子悔青了 (guts turned green from regret) is a very common vivid expression for deep regret. 肠子 also appears in food: 香肠 (sausage), 灌肠 (stuffed intestine).

memory

The flesh radical 月 (meat) + 昜 (yang/bright) — the bright insides of the body.

Stroke Order

肠 cháng

子 zǐ