Question [CN] Please help me with this line

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  1. qxbluish

    qxbluish Well-Known Member

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    Hello! I need help with this line.
    加上衣衫单薄,这样侧卧,背后的蝴蝶骨都高高的耸了起来。

    Hudie gu?How to translate this?sphenoid bone?
     
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    ongoingwhy Meat Pie Lover

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    It's scapula.
     
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    Yukki576 Well-Known Member

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    I think it means the shoulder blades on the back
     
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    Yukki576 Well-Known Member

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    My bio is shit how do you describe lol
     
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    What he said
     
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    ongoingwhy Meat Pie Lover

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    I think it might be better to leave it as shoulder blade, so that readers can find it easier to understand.
     
  7. Yukki576

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    This author must rly like that part of the human body
     
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    Tha
    Most chinese point of view find it attractive
    It is like a description: shoulder blades shaped like the butterfly wings.
     
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    True, along with peach blossom eyes