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大出血

Mandarin · pinyin dà chū xuè

to hemorrhage
(fig.) to make a huge loss (in selling sth); to spend a huge sum

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143

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4–1–4 · da4 chu1 xue4

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daai6 ceot1 hyut3

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verb

(medicine) to hemorrhage profusely; to bleed heavily
(figurative) to lose or spend large amounts of valuable resources; (of a business) to have a big sale (despite losing money from it)

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