满地找牙

Traditional: 滿地找牙

mǎn dì zhǎo yá

Dictionary entry

to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor

What does 满地找牙 mean?

满地找牙 (mǎn dì zhǎo yá) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor

2(fig.) to get beaten up badly

3to beat the crap out of (sb)

Character breakdown

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满MǎnManchu ethnic group 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 找zhǎoto try to find · to look for 牙yátooth · ivory

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How to pronounce 满地找牙

满地找牙

mǎn dì zhǎo yá

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