脫胎 tuō tāi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be born
  2. (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc)
  3. (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn)
  4. bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)

CHARACTERS

脫 tuō take off, peel off, strip
胎 tāi unborn child, embryo, fetus