敲骨吸髓

Chinese

		extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	bone	to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	marrow
trad. (敲骨吸髓)		敲	骨	吸	髓
simp. ^#(敲骨吸髓)		敲	骨	吸	髓
Literally: “to knock bones and suck marrows”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiāogǔ xīsuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄙㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau¹ gwat¹ kap¹ seoi⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiāogǔ xīsuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄙㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiauguu shisoei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciaogǔ sisuěi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao¹-ku³ hsi¹-sui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵ sweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau¹ gwat¹ kap¹ seoi⁵
  - Yale: hāau gwāt kāp séuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau¹ gwat⁷ kap⁷ soey⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao¹ gued¹ keb¹ sêu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /häːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ sɵy̯¹³/

Idiom

敲骨吸髓

cruel exploitation

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