head broken and bleeding(tóu pò xuè liú)

head broken and bleeding

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó up ò Xu è Li ú, which means the head is broken and the face is covered with blood. It's often used to describe a fiasco. From journey to the West.

The origin of Idioms

The 44th chapter of journey to the West written by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "as soon as the Taoist priest shaved his face, he broke his head and blood, fell to the ground, his skin opened his neck, his brain tilted."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: a total defeat, a total defeat [antonym]: Ma Daocheng

Idiom story

Monk Tang's Apprentice Xi Tian learns from the Scriptures and sees the Taoist escorting the monks at work. Wu Kong tells the Taoist that these monks are his relatives. The Taoist agrees to let him go. The monks want to escape from the control of the Taoist. Wukong asked the Taoist priest to release all the 500 monks, but the Taoist didn't do it. Wukong took out the golden cudgel and beat the Taoist priest to death. He let the monk go.

Idiom usage

If you continue to resist, you will surely meet with it!.

Chinese PinYin : tóu pò xuè liú