tóu
gài
liǎn

idiom
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Meaning of 劈头盖顶

劈头盖顶 means right in the face; head-on; (of criticism, questions, attacks) sudden and severe. Pronounced pī tóu gài liǎn.

  • right in the face; head-on; (of criticism, questions, attacks) sudden and severe

Definitions & Examples

tóu
gài
liǎn
de
le
dùn
 

He scolded me severely right from the start.

zhě
men
tóu
gài
liǎn
de
xiàng
wèn
 

The reporters bombarded him with questions right from the outset.

Hái
méi
děng
jiě
shì
 
duì
fāng
jiù
tóu
gài
liǎn
de
zhǐ
lái
 

Before he could even explain, the other party started accusing him right to his face.

tóu
gài
liǎn
de
le
xià
lái
 

The heavy rain beat down right on their faces.