滚水泼老鼠
gǔn​shuǐ​pō​lǎo​shǔ

to be in a disastrous state

  • created reference approved 滚水泼老鼠/滾水潑老鼠 → 体无完肤/體無完膚 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    滚水泼老鼠 / 滾水潑老鼠 gǔn​shuǐ​pō​lǎo​shǔ

    体无完肤 / 體無完膚 tǐ​wú​wán​fū

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 滚水泼老鼠/滾水潑老鼠 · gǔn​shuǐ​pō​lǎo​shǔ · to be in a disastrous state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    滚水泼老鼠 / 滾水潑老鼠

    gǔn​shuǐ​pō​lǎo​shǔ

    to be in a disastrous state

    (xiehouyu) literally meaning "scalding water poured on a rat," with the result that its skin is ruined and its fur falls out; used to describe a scene of total devastation or a situation where a person is badly battered

    滚水 (literal) → 滚水/滾水 · gǔn​shuǐ · boiling water 泼 (literal) → 泼/潑 · pō · to splash 老鼠 (literal) → 老鼠 · lǎo​shǔ · mouse

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