脱 皮 掉 肉

tuō pí diào ròudictionary entry

lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off

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Original source entry:

脫皮掉肉 脱皮掉肉 [tuo1 pi2 diao4 rou4] /lit. to shed skin, drop flesh/to work as hard as possible/to work one's butt off/

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Other forms in these source records: 脫皮掉肉

脱
tuō
to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from
皮
pí
skin / peel / rind / outer layer / leather / hide / fur / cover / wrapping / outer covering / (of food) no longer crisp / soggy / (coll.) naughty / mischievous / pico- (10⁻¹²)
Pí
surname Pi
掉
diào
to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
肉
ròu
meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

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