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劈头盖脸

pī tóu gài liǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom) / fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
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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-b80d662cd9b3d499. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

劈頭蓋臉 劈头盖脸 [pi1 tou2 gai4 lian3] /lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)/showering down/

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Other forms in these source records: 劈頭蓋臉

  • 劈
    pī

    to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike

    pǐ

    to split in two / to divide

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 盖
    gài

    lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build

    Gě

    surname Ge

  • 脸

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.