頭破血流

简 头破血流 · 繁 頭破血流
Mandarin · pinyin tóu pò xuè liú

Meanings

  1. lit. head broken and blood flowing
  2. fig. badly bruised
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
破
pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
血
xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
流
liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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2–4–4–2 · tou2 po4 xue4 liu2

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tau4 po3 hyut3 lau4

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tau4 po3 hyut3 lau4

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  1. (idiomatic) bloodied and bruised

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