脱皮

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

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to be seriously hurt
  2. to be seriously hurt
  3. to shed skin; to peel

Wiktionary

皮肤脱离掉落。

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 皮 pí
  1. leather
  2. skin
  3. fur
  4. pico- (one trillionth)
  5. naughty

classifier: 張

Containing this entry

脱皮掉肉 tuōpídiàoròu
  1. lit. to shed skin, drop flesh
  2. to work as hard as possible
  3. to work one's butt off

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
脱壳 tuōké
  1. to break out of an eggshell
  2. to molt
  3. to remove the husk
  4. to shell
脱毛 tuōmáo
  1. to lose hair or feathers
  2. to molt
  3. depilation
  4. to shave
脱羽 tuōyǔ
  1. to shed feathers
  2. to molt (of birds)
蜕 tuì
  1. skin cast off during molting
  2. exuvia
  3. to pupate
  4. to molt
  5. to slough
  6. to cast off an old skin or shell
蜕皮 tuìpí
  1. skin cast off during molting
  2. exuvium
  3. to pupate
  4. to molt
  5. to slough
  6. to cast off an old skin or shell
蟬破土而出後，會蛻皮，等待身體乾燥變硬，然後飛到樹頂覓食和尋找配偶，牠們通過發出響亮的蟬鳴來尋找配偶。

Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.

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