- 肉(flesh; meat)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 肉 mimics a piece of meat with muscle fibers inside.
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食肉寝皮
食肉寝皮
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
- 。
He swore he would eat the enemy's flesh and sleep on their skin.
- 貳名noun
implacable hatred
- 。
He hated his enemies so much he wanted to eat their flesh and sleep on their hides.
- 參动verb
to have sb's guts for garters
- 。
He swore he would eat the flesh and sleep on the skin.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
食肉寝皮
Traditional食肉寢皮
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
- 。
He swore he would eat the enemy's flesh and sleep on their skin.
- 貳名noun
implacable hatred
- 。
He hated his enemies so much he wanted to eat their flesh and sleep on their hides.
- 參动verb
to have sb's guts for garters
- 。
He swore he would eat the flesh and sleep on the skin.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 肉(flesh; meat)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 肉 mimics a piece of meat with muscle fibers inside.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
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