鼻青脸肿 (bí qīng liǎn zhǒng) — badly battered face; bruised and swollen face (from a beating or fall); (figurative) to suffer a severe defeat or setback
Definition
A vivid chengyu for a badly battered, bruised, and swollen face — usually from being beaten or falling. It also figuratively means suffering a crushing defeat or setback.
idiom
badly battered facebruised and swollen face (from a beating or fall)(figurative) to suffer a severe defeat or setback
Examples
- 鼻青脸肿，。Tā bèi rén dǎ dé bí qīng liǎn zhǒng, kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng kě lián.He was beaten so badly that his face was bruised and swollen; he looked very pitiful.
- 鼻青脸肿，。Zhè cì bǐ sài tā men shū dé bí qīng liǎn zhǒng, shì qì dà shòu dǎ jī.They lost the match so badly that they were battered and their morale took a huge hit.
- 鼻青脸肿。Tā yīn wèi shuō cuò huà bèi lǎo bǎn mà dé bí qīng liǎn zhǒng.He was scolded by the boss so harshly for saying the wrong thing that he felt completely crushed.
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