皮里抽肉 — “To become extremely thin and emaciated”
皮里抽肉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become extremely thin and emaciated”. To lose a significant amount of weight, often appearing gaunt or skeletal. Literally, “Flesh drawn from the skin”.
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皮里抽肉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
皮里抽肉 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 皮里抽肉
他最近工作压力很大，整个人都瘦得皮里抽肉了
He's been under a lot of work pressure lately, and has become so thin that his flesh seems to have receded from his skin.
Idioms Related to 皮里抽肉
Antonyms of 皮里抽肉
More idioms starting with 皮
- pí皮bù不cún存ér而máo毛yān焉fù附Without the skin, where can the fur attach?
- pí皮zhī之bù不cún存，，máo毛jiāng将ān安fù傅Without the skin, where can the hair attach?
- pí皮zhī之bù不cún存，，máo毛jiāng将yān焉fù附Without the skin, where can the hair attach?
- pí皮shāng伤ròu肉zhàn绽severely bruised and lacerated
- pí皮kāi开ròu肉pò破severely bruised and lacerated
- pí皮kāi开ròu肉zhàn绽skin torn and flesh split
- pí皮sōng松ròu肉jǐn紧Lax and careless
- pí皮sōng松gǔ骨yǎng痒outwardly calm, inwardly itching to act
- pí皮xiàng相zhī之shì士superficial person
- pí皮xiàng相zhī之jiàn见superficial view
- pí皮xiàng相zhī之tán谈superficial remarks
- pí皮pò破ròu肉làn烂skin torn and flesh mangled
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Open the tool →Questions about 皮里抽肉
What does 皮里抽肉 mean?
皮里抽肉 (pí lǐ chōu ròu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become extremely thin and emaciated”.
How do you pronounce 皮里抽肉?
皮里抽肉 is pronounced pí lǐ chōu ròu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 皮里抽肉 literally mean?
Literally, 皮里抽肉 means “Flesh drawn from the skin”. It is used to mean “to become extremely thin and emaciated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 皮里抽肉?
形容身体变瘦。