遍体鳞伤

Traditional: 遍體鱗傷

biàn tǐ lín shāng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue

What does 遍体鳞伤 mean?

遍体鳞伤 (biàn tǐ lín shāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue

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遍biànvariant of 遍[bian4]体tīused in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5] · Taiwan pr. [ti3]鳞línscales (of fish, snakes etc)伤shāngto injure · injury

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遍体鳞伤

biàn tǐ lín shāng

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