撲面

简 扑面 · 繁 撲面
Mandarin · pinyin pū miàn

Meanings

  1. lit. sth hits one in the face
  2. directly in one's face
  3. sth assaults the senses
  4. blatant (advertising)
  5. eye-catching
  6. (a smell) assaults the nostrils
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撲
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面
miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
扑
pū · pound, beat, strike; attack
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1–4 · pu1 mian4

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pok3 min6

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adv

  1. head-on; in one's face

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撲面 · pu1 mian4
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Exact source record撲面 扑面 [pu1 mian4] /lit. sth hits one in the face/directly in one's face/sth assaults the senses/blatant (advertising)/eye-catching/(a smell) assaults the nostrils/