sī pò liǎn

Traditional: 撕破臉

撕破脸 (sī pò liǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other”.

Meanings

  1. 1to have an acrimonious falling-out
  2. 2to shed all pretense of cordiality
  3. 3to tear into each other

Characters in 撕破脸

撕sī · to tear破pò · broken脸liǎn · face

Related words

脸face破broken破坏destruction打破to break; to smash丢脸to lose face撕to tear破产to go bankrupt突破to break through脸色complexion破案to solve a criminal case破裂to burst; to rupture破烂worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged

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