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鼻青臉腫

简鼻青脸肿 · 繁鼻青臉腫

Mandarin · pinyin bí qīng liǎn zhǒng

a bloody nose and a swollen face
badly battered

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鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
臉: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
腫: Look up this written character
脸: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
肿: zhǒng · swell; swollen; swelling

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2–1–3–3 · bi2 qing1 lian3 zhong3

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bei6 ceng1 lim5 zung2

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(idiomatic) to be black and blue in the face; with a bloody nose and swollen face
(idiomatic) to suffer a major setback

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