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当头棒喝
dāng​tóu​bàng​hè

a sharp warning

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 当头 當頭 dāng​tóu
    head-on
    Positioned or coming right at one's head; also used to describe something appearing directly overhead.
  2. 棒喝 bàng​hè
    Buddhist awakening practice
    a Zen Buddhist method of shouting at or hitting a student with a stick to trigger instant enlightenment