脱壳

脫殼
tuōké
  1. to break out of an eggshell
  2. to molt
  3. to remove the husk
  4. to shell

CEDICT

  1. (computing) to unpack
  2. ecdysis; shedding of shell
  3. to cast the shell
  4. to unpack

Wiktionary

虫类蜕皮。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 脱 tuō
  1. to shed
  2. to take off
  3. to escape
  4. to get away from
2 壳 ké
  1. (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)
  2. case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)

Containing this entry

金蝉脱壳 jīnchántuōqiào
  1. lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. a crafty escape plan
脱壳金蝉 tuōqiàojīnchán

Related entries

换毛 huànmáo
  1. to molt (of birds)
  2. to change feathers
换羽 huànyǔ
  1. to molt
  2. to change feathers
脱换 tuōhuàn to molt
脱毛 tuōmáo
  1. to lose hair or feathers
  2. to molt
  3. depilation
  4. to shave
脱皮 tuōpí
  1. (of paint etc) to peel off; to flake off
  2. (of an insect or snake etc) to molt
  3. (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc
  4. (fig.) to go through a grueling experience
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