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剝皮

简剥皮 · 繁剝皮

Mandarin · pinyin bāo pí

to skin; to flay; to peel
(fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals
also pr. bōpí

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皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
剥: bō · peel

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1–2 · bao1 pi2

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verb

to remove skin; to skin; to peel
(capital punishment) to flay; to skin alive

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