tuō tāi
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  • 1

    v.a process of making lacquerware; bodiless

    • zhè ge tuō tāi qī qì yǒu shén me tè bié ma

      这个脱胎漆器什么特别

      What's special about this bodiless lacquerware?

  • 2

    v.metabe born out of; emerge from the womb of

    • nà bù xiǎo shuō tuō tāi yú mín jiān chuán shuō

      小说脱胎民间传说

      That novel has been developed out of a folk story.

Word usage

  • "脱" and "胎" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • He remold himself thoroughly as if he had become another person.