pī tóu gài liǎn

Traditional: 劈頭蓋臉

劈头盖脸 (pī tóu gài liǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
  2. 2showering down

Characters in 劈头盖脸

劈pī · to hack头tóu · head盖gài · lid脸liǎn · face

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