刮骨吸髓 — “Scrape bone to suck marrow”
刮骨吸髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit someone mercilessly, extracting everything valuable from them in a cruel and ruthless manner; to bleed someone dry”. Literally, “Scrape bone to suck marrow”.
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刮骨吸髓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 刮guā
- 骨gǔ
- 吸xī
- 髓suǐ
刮骨吸髓 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 刮骨吸髓
那个不法商人为了自己的利益，不惜对合作伙伴刮骨吸髓，最终众叛亲离。
That unscrupulous businessman, for his own profit, did not hesitate to exploit his partners mercilessly, eventually alienating everyone.
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Synonyms of 刮骨吸髓
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- guā刮guā刮zá杂zá杂fire burning vigorously
- guā刮dì地yǐ以qù去Extort and seize all wealth
- guā刮dì地pí皮exploit people for money
- guā刮gòu垢mó磨guāng光refine and perfect through careful effort
- guā刮gòu垢mó磨hén痕meticulously refine for perfection
- guā刮máo毛guī龟bèi背attempt the impossible
- guā刮mù目xiāng相dài待look at someone with new eyes
- guā刮mù目xiāng相kàn看regard someone with new eyes
- guā刮mù目xiāng相jiàn见view with new eyes
- guā刮mù目ér而shì视look with new eyes
- guā刮cháng肠xǐ洗wèi胃thoroughly reform oneself
- guā刮fù腹jiān湔cháng肠Thoroughly repent and reform
Questions about 刮骨吸髓
- What does 刮骨吸髓 mean?
- 刮骨吸髓 (guā gǔ xī suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit someone mercilessly, extracting everything valuable from them in a cruel and ruthless manner; to bleed someone dry”.
- How do you pronounce 刮骨吸髓?
- 刮骨吸髓 is pronounced guā gǔ xī suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 刮骨吸髓 literally mean?
- Literally, 刮骨吸髓 means “Scrape bone to suck marrow”. It is used to mean “to exploit someone mercilessly, extracting everything valuable from them in a cruel and ruthless manner; to bleed someone dry”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 刮骨吸髓?
- 刮开骨头来吸骨髓。比喻剥削压迫极其残酷