擢筋剥肤 — “To pull out tendons and peel off skin”
擢筋剥肤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit someone cruelly and ruthlessly, likening it to flaying them alive; to extract every last bit of profit or resource without mercy”. Literally, “to pull out tendons and peel off skin”.
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What does 擢筋剥肤 mean?
擢筋剥肤 (zhuó jīn bō fū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit someone cruelly and ruthlessly, likening it to flaying them alive; to extract every last bit of profit or resource without mercy”.
How do you pronounce 擢筋剥肤?
擢筋剥肤 is pronounced zhuó jīn bō fū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 擢筋剥肤 literally mean?
Literally, 擢筋剥肤 means “to pull out tendons and peel off skin”. It is used to mean “to exploit someone cruelly and ruthlessly, likening it to flaying them alive; to extract every last bit of profit or resource without mercy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 擢筋剥肤?
抽筋剥皮。比喻剥削深重残酷。