頭昏眼花

简 头昏眼花 · 繁 頭昏眼花
Mandarin · pinyin tóu hūn yǎn huā

Meanings

  1. to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
昏
hūn · dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
花
huā · flower; blossoms
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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Mandarin tones

2–1–3–1 · tou2 hun1 yan3 hua1

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tau4 fan1 ngaan5 faa1

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  1. (idiomatic) to feel dizzy and have one's eyes dimmed; to be dazed

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