







剥肤锤髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit and oppress with extreme cruelty”. To mercilessly exploit and oppress people to the bone. Literally, “strip skin and hammer marrow”.

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Open the tool →剥肤锤髓 (bō fū chuí suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exploit and oppress with extreme cruelty”.
剥肤锤髓 is pronounced bō fū chuí suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 剥肤锤髓 means “strip skin and hammer marrow”. It is used to mean “to exploit and oppress with extreme cruelty”.
剥:剥去;肤:皮肤;锤:敲击。剥人皮肤,敲人骨髓。比喻极其残酷地压榨和剥削