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流鼻血

liú bí xiědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to bleed from the nose / (fig.) to be sexually aroused
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b17f87b4ebb8b8c5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

流鼻血 流鼻血 [liu2 bi2 xie3] /to bleed from the nose/(fig.) to be sexually aroused/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 鼻
    bí

    nose

  • 血
    xuè

    blood (CL:滴[dī]) / colloquial pr. [xiě] or [xuě]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.