破相 (pò xiàng) — to be scarred or disfigured (on the face)

Definition

To be permanently scarred or disfigured on the face, usually from an injury. The result (lasting facial damage) rather than the act — distinguishes from the verb 受伤, which is the injury itself.

verb

to be scarred or disfigured (on the face)

Examples

破相，。
Tā chà diǎn pò xiàng le, hái hǎo zhǐ shì cā shāng.
He nearly got his face scarred, but luckily it was just a scrape.
，，。
Tā de liǎn bèi bō li huá shāng, suī rán zhì hǎo le, dàn hái shì pò le xiāng.
Her face was cut by glass; although it healed, she was still scarred.
，破相。
Diàn yǐng lǐ de huài rén yòng dāo huá shāng zhǔ jué, ràng tā pò xiàng le.
The villain in the movie slashed the protagonist's face, scarring him.

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