脊梁骨

jǐlianggǔ
backbone

CEDICT

Homographs

脊樑骨 jǐliánggǔ

Entry Composition

1 脊梁 jǐliang (coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)
2 骨 gǔ bone

Related entries

主心骨 zhǔxīngǔ
  1. backbone
  2. mainstay
  3. pillar
  4. definite view
  5. one's own judgment
脊梁 jǐliáng
  1. backbone
  2. spine
  3. Taiwan pr. jǐliang
脊骨 jǐgǔ backbone
膂 lǚ
  1. backbone
  2. strength
主幹線 zhǔgànxiàn
  1. trunk line (of road, network etc)
  2. backbone (cable)
脊椎 jǐzhuī
  1. vertebra
  2. backbone
頂梁柱 dǐngliángzhù
  1. pillar
  2. backbone
中堅 zhōngjiān
  1. core
  2. nucleus
  3. backbone
如果没有我过去16年最好的朋友、我们家庭的中坚、我生命中的挚爱，我今天晚上不可能站在这里，美国下一位第一夫人米歇尔-奥巴马。

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama.

Source: Tatoeba

志氣 zhìqì
  1. ambition
  2. resolve
  3. backbone
  4. drive
  5. spirit
支柱 zhīzhù
  1. mainstay
  2. pillar
  3. prop
  4. backbone