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脱胎
脫胎
tuōtāi
1. born
2. to emerge from the womb
3. fig. to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc)
4. fig. to shed one's body (to be reborn)
5. bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)

Character Breakdown

脱
tuō
to take off, to shed; to escape from
HSK 4 11 丶
胎
tāi
embryo, fetus; car tire
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (3)

脱胎成仙
tuōtāichéngxiān
reborn as immortal
脱胎换骨
tuōtāihuàngǔ
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist
脱胎漆器
tuōtāiqīqì
bodiless lacquerware

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