吐血

tù xiě

Dictionary entry

to cough up blood

What does 吐血 mean?

吐血 (tù xiě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to cough up blood

2(coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc)

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吐tǔto spit · to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)血xiěsee 血[xue4]

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吐血

tù xiě

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