- 脱胎换骨 tuōtāihuàngǔ attain immortality(Daoism) To shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones for immortal ones; to be reborn as a deity
- 脱胎成仙 tuōtāichéngxiān to be reborn as an immortalto be reborn as an immortal; to cast off one's mortal body and become a celestial being
- 脱胎漆器 tuōtāiqīqì bodiless lacquerwareLacquerware made by applying lacquer over a mold of clay or wood, which is then removed to leave a hollow shell; specifically a famous handicraft from Fuzhou