nose bruised and face swollen; battered and beaten
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesidiom
a bruised and swollen face; battered and beaten
neutralLiteral description of physical injury to the face, often from a fight or accident.
Tā他
gēn跟
rén人
dǎ打
jià架
，
jié结
guǒ果
bèi被
dǎ打
dé得
bí鼻
qīng青
liǎn脸
zhǒng肿
。
He got into a fight and ended up with a bruised and swollen face.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
cóng从
lóu楼
tī梯
shang上
shuāi摔
xià下
lái来
，
nòng弄
dé得
bí鼻
qīng青
liǎn脸
zhǒng肿
。
He accidentally fell down the stairs and got his face all bruised and swollen.
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Diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
de的
fǎn反
pài派
zuì最
hòu后
bèi被
yīng英
xióng雄
dǎ打
dé得
bí鼻
qīng青
liǎn脸
zhǒng肿
。
In the movie, the villain ended up getting a thorough beating from the hero.
idiom
suffering a severe setback; in a sorry state
neutralMetaphorical use to describe being badly defeated or humiliated in a competition, business, or endeavor.
Tā他
de的
gōng公
sī司
zài在
zhè这
cì次
shāng商
zhàn战
zhōng中
bèi被
dǎ打
dé得
bí鼻
qīng青
liǎn脸
zhǒng肿
。
His company was badly beaten in this commercial battle.
Qiú球
duì队
shàng上
cì次
shū输
le了
00
:
55
，
zhēn真
shì是
shū输
dé得
bí鼻
qīng青
liǎn脸
zhǒng肿
。
The team lost 0-5 last time; they were utterly defeated.
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Zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
sài赛
shang上
，
tā他
bèi被
duì对
shǒu手
bó驳
dé得
bí鼻
qīng青
liǎn脸
zhǒng肿
。
In the debate, he was thoroughly refuted by his opponent.