Beat the bone and drain the marrow(chuí gǔ lì suǐ)

Beat the bone and drain the marrow

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Chu í g ǔ L ì Su ǐ, which means to describe the cruel search for people's wealth, the same as "beating the bone to suck the marrow". It comes from "on the achievements of the chief officials in increasing household taxes and opening up farmland".

The origin of Idioms

Lu Zhi of the Tang Dynasty wrote on the achievements of the chief officials in increasing household taxes and opening up farmland: "today, they may be very poor and tired, strive to attach benefits, beat their bones and drain their marrow, take money from the family, and flatter the Department of collecting money, which is the way to become an official."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: mallet bone draining marrow, bone beating and marrow sucking

Idiom usage

It refers to cruel exploitation.

Chinese PinYin : chuí gǔ lì suǐ