DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to come to blows / to start a fight / (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[])Sources & editorial notes
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Original source entry:
大打出手 大打出手 [da4 da3 chu1 shou3] /to come to blows/to start a fight/(derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[da3 chu1 shou3])/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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