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焦头烂额 (焦頭爛額)

jiāo tóu làn é

Definition

  1. (lit.) beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue
  2. (fig.) in trouble
  3. in terrible shape
  4. hard pressed
  5. overwrought

Character Decomposition

焦
=
隹
+
灬
头
=
大
+
？
烂
=
火
+
兰
额
=
客
+
页

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