刮地皮 — “Scrape the earth's skin”
刮地皮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit and extort money or resources from people, often through unfair or illegal means; to fleece people”. Literally, “scrape the earth's skin”.
刮地皮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刮地皮 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 刮地皮
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- guā刮guā刮zá杂zá杂fire burning vigorously
- 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
- guā刮yě野sǎo扫dì地clear out completely
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Open the tool →Questions about 刮地皮
What does 刮地皮 mean?
刮地皮 (guā dì pí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit and extort money or resources from people, often through unfair or illegal means; to fleece people”.
How do you pronounce 刮地皮?
刮地皮 is pronounced guā dì pí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刮地皮 literally mean?
Literally, 刮地皮 means “scrape the earth's skin”. It is used to mean “to exploit and extort money or resources from people, often through unfair or illegal means; to fleece people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刮地皮?
比喻贪官污吏千方百计地搜刮人民的财产。