Definition
体无完肤 is a four-character idiom literally meaning 'body without intact skin.' You can use it to describe someone who has been beaten black and blue (literal sense) or, more commonly, to say that an argument, opinion, or person has been thoroughly refuted or severely criticized — as if they were left with no skin left unbroken. It often appears after 得 in resultative complements: 被批评得体无完肤.
f.e.
beaten black and bluecovered with bruisesthoroughly refuted or scathingly criticized
Examples
- ，。Tā bèi dǎ de tǐ wú wán fū, húnshēn shì shāng.He was beaten black and blue, covered with injuries.
- ，。Tā de guāndiǎn bèi fǎnbó de tǐ wú wán fū, wúhuàkěshuō.Her viewpoint was thoroughly refuted, leaving her speechless.
- 。Nà piān wénzhāng bǎ zuòzhě pīpíng de tǐ wú wán fū.That article criticized the author mercilessly.
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