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頭暈眼花

简头晕眼花 · 繁頭暈眼花

Mandarin · pinyin tóu yūn yǎn huā

to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
花: huā · flower; blossoms
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
晕: yūn · halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint

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2–1–3–1 · tou2 yun1 yan3 hua1

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tau4 wan4 ngaan5 faa1

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(idiomatic) to feel dizzy with blurred vision

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