大出血 () — (medical) massive hemorrhage; (figurative, colloquial) a huge financial loss or large expenditure

Definition

Literally 'massive hemorrhage' in medicine, but colloquially used to mean a huge financial loss — money 'bleeds out' fast.

noun
(medical) massive hemorrhage(figurative, colloquial) a huge financial loss or large expenditure

Examples

  • 大出血
    Yī shēng shuō tā chū xiàn le dà, xū yào mǎ shàng shǒu shù.
    The doctor said he had a massive hemorrhage and needed surgery immediately.
  • 大出血
    Zhè cì chū guó lǚ xíng ràng wǒ dà le, huā le liǎng gè yuè de gōng zī.
    This overseas trip bled me dry — I spent two months' salary.
  • 大出血
    Gōng sī zhè cì kuī sǔn zhēn shì dà, jī hū pò chǎn le.
    The company's loss this time was a massive hemorrhage; it nearly went bankrupt.

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