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焦頭爛額 (焦头烂额)

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
頭
=
豆
+
頁
爛
=
火
+
闌
額
=
客
+
頁

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