Ci talk:1005754103

1) "shoulder bone" is usually spelled as two words, without a hyphen. e.g. [1]

2) "shoulder bone" refers to a single bone, the scapula.

shoulder bone : either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings; scapula; shoulder blade [2]

3) The following Wikipedia article makes it clear that 肩膀 refers to not just the scapula, but the entire shoulder, which is made up of three bones – clavicle, scapula and humerus – as well as the associated tissues. For example, they state that the shoulder is the upper body equivalent of the buttocks. 肩，俗稱肩膀，是動物軀幹和上肢的交接點，與其相對的部位是臀。[...] [3]

4) Dictionaries (e.g. HDC) define 肩胛 as 肩膀, which means "shoulder" rather than "scapula".

5) Examples:

一手抓住西門慶肩胛，一手提起他的左腿 [it's not easy to grab someone's scapula]

體驗肩胛放鬆的舒適感。 [it's in the shoulder that they feel relaxed, not in scapula specifically]

Richwarm (talk) 10:21, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

This entry has a reference, "vkura264a9", and I've now been able to check Kuraishi. He defines 肩胛 as 肩胛骨, which is indeed Japanese for "scapula". Although I don't see that sense in other sources, you may like to undo my edit, given what Kuraishi says.

Richwarm (talk) 10:30, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Also, Grand Ricci defines 肩胛 as "région scapulaire; omoplate", and "omoplate" means "scapula".

Richwarm (talk) 10:48, 8 August 2019 (UTC)