guā​gǔ​qù​dú

to scrape the bone to remove poison

Senses

刮骨去毒 guā​gǔ​qù​dú to scrape the bone to remove poison

an ancient or legendary medical treatment where a knife is used to scrape poison directly off the bone; famously associated with the physician 华佗 huà​tuó treating the general 关羽 guān​yǔ

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