生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō

DEFINITIONS

  1. to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically

CHARACTERS

生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
吞 tūn
HSK 6
swallow; absorb, annex, engulf
活 huó
HSK 4
live, exist, survive; lively
剝 bō peel, peel off, to shell, strip