created sense approved 掏空 · tāokōng · to hollow out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掏空
tāokōng
to hollow out
To dig out the contents of an object and make it hollow; to empty out completely.
掏, 空
掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to scoop out 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty
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created sense approved 掏空 · tāokōng · to exhaust — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掏空
tāokōng
to exhaust
To use up all available resources, such as savings, funds, or mental energy.
掏, 空
掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to take out 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 掏空 · tāokōng · to tunnel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掏空
tāokōng
to tunnel
(finance) To illegally divert or drain assets from a company for private gain; to strip assets.
掏, 空
掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to take out 空 (literal) → 空 · kòng · deficit
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