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鼻青眼腫

简鼻青眼肿 · 繁鼻青眼腫

Mandarin · pinyin bí qīng yǎn zhǒng

a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
fig. a setback
a defeat

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鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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肿: zhǒng · swell; swollen; swelling

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2–1–3–3 · bi2 qing1 yan3 zhong3

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bei6 ceng1 ngaan5 zung2

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