脱胎 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

脱 tuō take off
胎 tāi unborn child, embryo, fetus