Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'covered in wounds all over the body'. The literal image is 'scales covering the body like fish scales', but it's used to describe someone who has been beaten or injured so badly that their entire body is bruised and bleeding. It often appears after violent physical attacks or serious accidents.
f.e.
covered in bruises and injuries all over one's bodybeaten black and blue
Examples
- 遍体鳞伤。Tā bèi yì qún dǎitú dǎ de biàn tǐ lín shāng.He was beaten black and blue by a gang of thugs.
- ，遍体鳞伤。Chēhuò zhīhòu, tā biàn tǐ lín shāng de bèi sòng jìn le yīyuàn.After the car accident, he was sent to the hospital covered in injuries.
- ，遍体鳞伤。Cóng xuányá shàng shuāi xiàlái, tā yǐjīng shì biàn tǐ lín shāng le.After falling off the cliff, he was already covered in wounds all over.
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