Definitions

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

Components

• 脱 tuō – to shed
• 胎 tāi – fetus

Related Words

• 脱胎成仙 tuō tāi chéng xiān – reborn as immortal
• 脱胎漆器 tuō tāi qī qì – bodiless lacquerware
• 脱胎换骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ – to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom)