捶骨沥髓 — “To cruelly exploit people's wealth”
捶骨沥髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cruelly exploit people's wealth”. To extort exorbitant sums from the populace, as if pounding their bones and draining their marrow. Literally, “pound bones and drain marrow”.
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捶骨沥髓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捶骨沥髓 Character Breakdown
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旧社会的一些不法商人，常常捶骨沥髓地盘剥穷苦百姓。
In the old society, some unscrupulous merchants often cruelly exploited the poor, as if pounding their bones and draining their marrow.
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- chuí捶chuáng床pāi拍zhěn枕toss and turn in bed
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- chuí捶xiōng胸diē跌jiǎo脚beat chest and stamp feet in grief
- chuí捶xiōng胸diē跌zú足beat chest and stamp feet in sorrow
- chuí捶xiōng胸duò跺jiǎo脚beat chest and stamp feet in grief
- chuí捶xiōng胸dùn顿jiǎo脚beat chest and stamp feet in sorrow
- chuí捶xiōng胸dùn顿zú足beat chest and stomp feet in grief
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What does 捶骨沥髓 mean?
捶骨沥髓 (chuí gǔ lì suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cruelly exploit people's wealth”.
How do you pronounce 捶骨沥髓?
捶骨沥髓 is pronounced chuí gǔ lì suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捶骨沥髓 literally mean?
Literally, 捶骨沥髓 means “pound bones and drain marrow”. It is used to mean “to cruelly exploit people's wealth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捶骨沥髓?
比喻残酷搜括民财。同“敲骨吸髓”。