Spinal denudation
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Chu í f ū B ō Su ǐ, which means to describe cruel search. It comes from the book with Zheng Hubu.
The origin of Idioms
Tang Shunzhi's book with Zheng Hubu in the Ming Dynasty: "the law of punishing traitors by the state is not as good as the law of punishing thieves by hand, but the pain of stripping the spinal cord and buying a wife and a son has been poisoned by the poor people who have not been informed."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used for exploitation.
Examples
There is a division to pursue the imperial edict, Xuli margin for treachery, skin and marrow, the people can not bear. History of the Ming Dynasty: biography of Fang Liangyong
Spinal denudation
an author with many works to his credit - zhù zuò děng shēn
even the rocks nod in approval during one 's preaching - wán shí diǎn tóu
copiously quote authoritative works - yǐn jīng jù gǔ