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頭昏眼花

简头昏眼花 · 繁頭昏眼花

Mandarin · pinyin tóu hūn yǎn huā

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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2–1–3–1 · tou2 hun1 yan3 hua1

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

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