赤裸裸 (chì luǒ luǒ) — stark naked, completely unclothed; undisguised, naked (in a figurative sense of truth, aggression, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'bare naked', used as a vivid adjective-like adverbial for something completely unclothed or, figuratively, utterly undisguised (aggression, lies, corruption). Emphasizes starkness — stronger and more rhetorical than plain 裸.
verb
stark nakedcompletely unclothedundisguisednaked (in a figurative sense of truth, aggression, etc.)
Examples
- 赤裸裸，。Tā quán shēn chì luǒ luǒ, yì diǎn yě bù jué dé hài xiū.He was stark naked and didn't feel shy at all.
- 赤裸裸。Zhè ge bào gào jiē lù le chì luǒ luǒ de fǔ bài.This report exposed the undisguised corruption.
- 赤裸裸。Nà shì yì chǎng chì luǒ luǒ de qīn lüè zhàn zhēng.That was an act of naked aggression war.
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