| 脱皮掉肉 |
tuō pí diào ròu |
lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off |
| 脱 |
tuō |
to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from |
| 脱皮 |
tuō pí |
(of paint etc) to peel off; to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience |
| 皮 |
Pí |
surname Pi |
| 皮 |
pí |
leather / skin / fur / CL:张 / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty |
| 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 |