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敲骨吸髓 (haau1 gwat1 kap1 seoi5) — to exploit someone completely; to squeeze someone dry; to bleed someone dry in Cantonese

haauˉ¹敲gwatˉ¹骨kapˉ¹吸seoiˏ₅髓
Mandarin Pinyin: qiao1 gu3 xi1 sui3

Meaning of 敲骨吸髓

nounto exploit someone completely; to squeeze someone dry; to bleed someone dry

Characters in 敲骨吸髓

敲haau1
knock; beat; strike; rap
吸kap1
inhale; breathe/suck/draw in | [antonym] 呼
髓seoi5
(bone) marrow; (plant) pith

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