Meaning of 敲骨吸髓
敲骨吸髓 means to exploit and squeeze mercilessly; to bleed someone dry. Pronounced qiāo gǔ xī suǐ.
- to exploit and squeeze mercilessly; to bleed someone dry
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
fēng封
jiàn建
shí时
dài代
,
yǒu有
xiē些
dì地
zhǔ主
duì对
diàn佃
nóng农
de的
bō剥
xuē削
dá达
dào到
le了
qiāo敲
gǔ骨
xī吸
suǐ髓
de的
chéng程
dù度
。
In feudal times, some landlords exploited their tenant farmers to the point of bleeding them dry.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
gāo高
lì利
dài贷
shì式
de的
tiáo条
kuǎn款
,
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zài在
duì对
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
qiāo敲
gǔ骨
xī吸
suǐ髓
。
The company's usurious terms are practically squeezing consumers dry.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qiāo敲
gǔ骨
xī吸
suǐ髓
bān般
de的
shuì税
shōu收
zhèng政
cè策
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
mín民
zhòng众
de的
qiáng强
liè烈
bù不
mǎn满
。
This bone-crushing tax policy has provoked strong public discontent.