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劈头盖脸

pī tóu gài liǎn

4-character word Traditional 劈頭蓋臉

What 劈头盖脸 means

1. lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
2. showering down

The characters in 劈头盖脸

• 劈pīto hack; to chop; to split open
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 盖gàilid; top; cover
• 脸liǎnface

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