刮骨抽筋 — “To exploit people ruthlessly and to the extreme, often financially”
刮骨抽筋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit people ruthlessly and to the extreme, often financially”. To fleece or extort from people. Literally, “scrape bone and pull out tendon”.
刮骨抽筋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刮骨抽筋 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 刮
- 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
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What does 刮骨抽筋 mean?
刮骨抽筋 (guā gǔ chōu jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit people ruthlessly and to the extreme, often financially”.
How do you pronounce 刮骨抽筋?
刮骨抽筋 is pronounced guā gǔ chōu jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刮骨抽筋 literally mean?
Literally, 刮骨抽筋 means “scrape bone and pull out tendon”. It is used to mean “to exploit people ruthlessly and to the extreme, often financially”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刮骨抽筋?
比喻极力搜刮、榨取民财。