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大打出手 — “To come to blows”

大打出手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come to blows”. To strike violently; to attack brutally.

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大打出手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

大打出手 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
出
chū5go or come out
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

Example Sentence with 大打出手

他们因为一点小事争吵起来,最后竟然大打出手。
They argued over a trifle and eventually came to blows.

Idioms Related to 大打出手

Synonyms of 大打出手

  • dà大dòng动gān干gē戈make a big fuss or stir
  • duǎn短bīng兵xiāng相jiē接Engage in close, intense confrontation
  • lóng龙zhēng争hǔ虎dòu斗fierce struggle between powerful rivals

Antonyms of 大打出手

  • yǎn偃qí旗xī息gǔ鼓To quiet down or give up
  • fēng风píng平làng浪jìng静calm and tranquil
  • míng鸣jīn金shōu收bīng兵call a halt to an activity

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

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Questions about 大打出手

What does 大打出手 mean?

大打出手 (dà dǎ chū shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come to blows”.

How do you pronounce 大打出手?

大打出手 is pronounced dà dǎ chū shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 大打出手?

打出手:戏曲中的一种武打技术,一出剧中的主要人物与多个对手相打,形成种种武打场面。比喻逞凶打人或殴斗。

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