劈头盖脸

Traditional: 劈頭蓋臉

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Dictionary entry

lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)

What does 劈头盖脸 mean?

劈头盖脸 (pī tóu gài liǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)

2showering down

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劈pīto hack · to chop 头tóuhead · hair style 盖Gěsurname Ge 脸liǎnface · CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

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