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脫皮掉肉

简 脱皮掉肉 · 繁 脫皮掉肉
Mandarin · pinyin tuō pí diào ròu

Meanings

  1. lit. to shed skin, drop flesh
  2. to work as hard as possible
  3. to work one's butt off
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脫
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皮
pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
掉
diào · turn, move; shake, wag; drop down
肉
ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
脱
tuō · take off
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1–2–4–4 · tuo1 pi2 diao4 rou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tyut3 pei4 diu6 juk6

Cantonese word readings for 脫皮掉肉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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脫皮掉肉 · tuo1 pi2 diao4 rou4
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Exact source record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/