血盆大口

xuè pén dà kǒu

Dictionary entry

bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey

What does 血盆大口 mean?

血盆大口 (xuè pén dà kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey

2fig. greedy exploiter

3rapacious aggressor

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血xiěsee 血[xue4]盆pénbasin · flower pot 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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血盆大口

xuè pén dà kǒu

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