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): ㄑㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau¹ gwat¹ kap¹ seoi⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiāogǔ xīsuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciaogǔ sisuěi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao¹-ku³ hsi¹-sui³
    • Yale: chyāu-gǔ syī-swěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiauguu shisoei
    • Palladius: цяогу сисуй (cjaogu sisuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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): /haːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ sɵy̯¹³/

Idiom

敲骨吸髓

1. cruel exploitation