挂彩

掛彩
guàcǎi
verb #28,866

Meanings

  1. 1 to decorate with colorful ornaments (for festivities)
  2. 2 to be wounded in action
  3. 3 to be injured

Examples

Zhàndòu zhōng tā guà cǎi le, dàn réngrán jiānchí zhàndòu.
He was wounded in battle but continued to fight.
Jiérì lǐ, jiēdào liǎngpáng dōu guà cǎi le.
During the holiday, both sides of the street were decorated with colorful ornaments.

Tips

usage
挂彩 has two distinct meanings: festive decoration and military/combat injury. The 'wounded' sense is a euphemism from military usage — as if one had been 'decorated with red (blood).'

Stroke Order

guà
cǎi