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满地找牙

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4-character word Traditional 滿地找牙

What 满地找牙 means

1. to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor
2. (fig.) to get beaten up badly
3. to beat the crap out of (sb)

The characters in 满地找牙

• 满mǎnto fill; full; filled
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to call on sb
• 牙yátooth; ivory

Example sentences

• 汤姆把他揍得满地找牙。
  Tāngmǔ bǎ tā zòu de mǎndìzhǎoyá.
  Tom knocked him down.