頭痛欲裂

简 头痛欲裂 · 繁 頭痛欲裂
Mandarin · pinyin tóu tòng yù liè

Meanings

  1. to have a splitting headache (idiom)
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
痛
tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
欲
yù · desire, want, long for; intend
裂
liè · split, crack, break open; rend
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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2–4–4–4 · tou2 tong4 yu4 lie4

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