







断发纹身 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the ancient custom of cutting hair short and tattooing the body”. Characteristic of some ethnic groups. Literally, “cut hair and tattoo body”.

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Open the tool →断发纹身 (duàn fà wén shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the ancient custom of cutting hair short and tattooing the body”.
断发纹身 is pronounced duàn fà wén shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 断发纹身 means “cut hair and tattoo body”. It is used to mean “the ancient custom of cutting hair short and tattooing the body”.
剪短头发,身上刺着花纹。是古代某些民族的风俗。同“断发文身”。