脫殼

脱壳
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

蟲類蛻皮。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

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

Containing this entry

金蟬脫殼 jīnchántuōqiào
  1. lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. a crafty escape plan
脫殼金蟬 tuōqiàojīnchán

Related entries

換毛 huànmáo
  1. to molt (of birds)
  2. to change feathers
換羽 huànyǔ
  1. to molt
  2. to change feathers
脫換 tuōhuàn to molt
脫毛 tuōmáo
  1. to lose hair or feathers
  2. to molt
  3. depilation
  4. to shave
脫皮 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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