剥肤锥髓 — “To cruelly exploit and oppress”
剥肤锥髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cruelly exploit and oppress”. To squeeze every drop out of someone; to extort exorbitant amounts. Literally, “Flay skin and drill marrow”.
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剥肤锥髓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
剥肤锥髓 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 剥肤锥髓
那个地主对佃农们剥肤锥髓，使得他们生活苦不堪言。
That landlord ruthlessly exploited the tenant farmers, making their lives incredibly miserable.
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Synonyms of 剥肤锥髓
More idioms starting with 剥
- bō剥fù复zhī之jī机juncture of decline and recovery
- bō剥chuáng床yǐ以fū肤suffer severe damage or profound pain
- bō剥chuáng床jí及fū肤suffer profound harm or deep pain
- bō剥jí极zé则fù复Extreme decline brings revival
- bō剥jí极jiāng将fù复Extreme decline leads to revival
- bō剥jí极bì必fù复extremes reverse, things will improve
- bō剥pí皮chōu抽jīn筋inflict extreme torture or ruthless exploitation
- bō剥fū肤zhī之tòng痛deeply felt agonizing pain
- bō剥fū肤jí及suǐ髓exploit someone thoroughly
- bō剥fū肤chuí锤suǐ髓exploit and oppress with extreme cruelty
- bō剥jiǎn茧chōu抽sī丝meticulously analyze step by step
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What does 剥肤锥髓 mean?
剥肤锥髓 (bō fū zhuī suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cruelly exploit and oppress”.
How do you pronounce 剥肤锥髓?
剥肤锥髓 is pronounced bō fū zhuī suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 剥肤锥髓 literally mean?
Literally, 剥肤锥髓 means “Flay skin and drill marrow”. It is used to mean “to cruelly exploit and oppress”.
What is the Chinese definition of 剥肤锥髓?
剥：剥去；肤：皮肤；锥：敲打。剥人皮肤，敲人骨髓。比喻极其残酷地压榨和剥削