tuì​pí

to molt

  • created sense approved 蜕皮/蛻皮 · tuì​pí · to molt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜕皮 / 蛻皮

    tuì​pí

    to molt

    (of arthropods or reptiles) to shed an old skin, shell, or exoskeleton to allow for growth; to exuviate

    蜕, 皮

    蜕 (literal) → 蜕/蛻 · tuì · to molt 皮 (literal) → 皮 · pí · skin; leather

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 蜕皮/蛻皮 · tuì​pí · to peel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜕皮 / 蛻皮

    tuì​pí

    to peel

    (of human skin) to flake or come off in layers, such as after a sunburn

    蜕, 皮

    蜕 (literal) → 蜕/蛻 · tuì · to molt 皮 (literal) → 皮 · pí · skin; leather

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 蜕皮/蛻皮 · tuì​pí · exuvium — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜕皮 / 蛻皮

    tuì​pí

    exuvium

    the cast-off skin or shell of an animal after molting

    蜕 (literal) → 蜕/蛻 · tuì · skin cast off during molting 皮 (literal) → 皮 · pí · skin; leather

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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