How do you pronounce 遍体鳞伤?

遍体鳞伤 is pronounced biàn tǐ lín shāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 遍体鳞伤 literally mean?

Literally, 遍体鳞伤 means “wounds all over the body like fish scales”. It is used to mean “covered all over with cuts and bruises”.

What is the Chinese definition of 遍体鳞伤?

浑身受伤，伤痕象鱼鳞一样密。形容受伤很重。

遍体鳞伤 — “Covered all over with cuts and bruises”

遍体鳞伤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “covered all over with cuts and bruises”. Badly battered; severely injured. Literally, “wounds all over the body like fish scales”.

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遍体鳞伤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

遍biàn
体tǐ
鳞lín
伤shāng

遍体鳞伤 Character Breakdown

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
遍	biàn	12	everywhere or a time
体	tǐ	7	body, form, experience, system
鳞	lín	20	scales of fish or reptiles
伤	shāng	6	injure or wound

Example Sentence with 遍体鳞伤

经过一场激烈的比赛，那位运动员虽然赢得了胜利，却也遍体鳞伤。

After an intense competition, the athlete won the victory, but was also covered all over with cuts and bruises.

Idioms Related to 遍体鳞伤

Synonyms of 遍体鳞伤

Antonyms of 遍体鳞伤

wán完hǎo好wú无sǔn损intact and undamaged

More idioms starting with 遍

biàn遍dì地kāi开huā花spring up everywhere

Questions about 遍体鳞伤

What does 遍体鳞伤 mean?: 遍体鳞伤 (biàn tǐ lín shāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “covered all over with cuts and bruises”.
How do you pronounce 遍体鳞伤?: 遍体鳞伤 is pronounced biàn tǐ lín shāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遍体鳞伤 literally mean?: Literally, 遍体鳞伤 means “wounds all over the body like fish scales”. It is used to mean “covered all over with cuts and bruises”.
What is the Chinese definition of 遍体鳞伤?: 浑身受伤，伤痕象鱼鳞一样密。形容受伤很重。

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