脱胎

Traditional form:

脫胎

Pinyin (reading):

tuōtāi

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 脱 - to take off, to shed; to escape from
• 胎 - embryo, fetus; car tire

Traditional characters:

• 脫 - to take off, to shed; to escape from
• 胎 - embryo, fetus; car tire