鼻青脸肿

鼻青臉腫
bíqīngliǎnzhǒng
idiom #27,710

Meanings

  1. 1 with a black eye and a swollen face
  2. 2 beaten black and blue; badly beaten up

Examples

Tā bèi rén dǎ de bíqīng liǎn zhǒng.
He was beaten black and blue.
Nà chǎng jià dǎ wán, shuāngfāng dōu bíqīng liǎn zhǒng.
After the fight, both sides had black eyes and swollen faces.

Tips

memory
Picture the result of a brawl: (nose) + (blue/bruised) + (face) + (swollen). It literally describes a bruised nose and swollen face — the classic aftermath of a beating.

Stroke Order

qīng
liǎn
zhǒng