qiāo​gǔ​bō​suǐ

to suck the marrow

  1. to knock
    to hit, strike, or tap; to beat a drum; to rap on a door or surface
  2. noun
    bone
    bone; the hard tissue that forms the skeleton of humans and vertebrate animals
  3. to strip
    to strip away or take by force; to exploit (as in 剥削 bō​xuē or 剥夺 bō​duó)
  4. marrow
    (bound form) bone marrow; tissue in the center of certain organs such as the spinal cord; pith or central tissue in plant stems