生吞活剥

Traditional: 生吞活剝

shēng tūn huó bō

Dictionary entry

to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically

What does 生吞活剥 mean?

生吞活剥 (shēng tūn huó bō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically

Character breakdown

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生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 吞tūnto swallow · to take 活huóto live · alive 剥bāoto peel · to skin

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生吞活剥

shēng tūn huó bō

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