椎肤剥髓 — “To exploit someone ruthlessly”
椎肤剥髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit someone ruthlessly”. To exact heavy tolls; to squeeze every last drop from someone; cruel exploitation. Literally, “Pound the skin and strip the marrow”.
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椎肤剥髓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
椎肤剥髓 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 椎肤剥髓
在困难时期，一些奸商趁火打劫，对灾民椎肤剥髓，令人发指。
During difficult times, some unscrupulous merchants took advantage of the situation, ruthlessly exploiting disaster victims, which was infuriating.
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Synonyms of 椎肤剥髓
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- chuí椎mái埋tú屠gǒu狗Engaging in wicked and lowly deeds
- chuí椎mái埋gǒu狗qiè窃rob and steal, live a life of crime
- chuí椎mái埋chuān穿jué掘commit murder and grave robbing
- chuí椎tiān天qiǎng抢dì地wail and beat one's breast in sorrow
- chuí椎xīn心ǒu呕xuè血feel extreme agonizing grief
- chuí椎xīn心qì泣xuè血overwhelmed with profound grief
- chuí椎xīn心dùn顿zú足to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet
- chuí椎xīn心yǐn饮qì泣grieve heartbrokenly and weep uncontrollably
- chuí椎pāi拍wàn輐duàn断adapt subtly and seamlessly
- chuí椎niú牛fā发zhǒng冢commit heinous crimes
- chuí椎niú牛shà歃xuè血swear an oath by sacrificing an ox
- chuí椎niú牛xiǎng飨shì士feast soldiers with a slaughtered ox
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What does 椎肤剥髓 mean?
椎肤剥髓 (chuí fū bō suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit someone ruthlessly”.
How do you pronounce 椎肤剥髓?
椎肤剥髓 is pronounced chuí fū bō suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 椎肤剥髓 literally mean?
Literally, 椎肤剥髓 means “Pound the skin and strip the marrow”. It is used to mean “to exploit someone ruthlessly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 椎肤剥髓?
形容残酷搜刮。