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断发文身
duàn​fà​wén​shēn

to cut hair and tattoo the body

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断发文身 斷髮文身 duàn​fà​wén​shēn
to cut hair and tattoo the body
to cut one's hair short and tattoo the body; refers to the ancient customs of the Wu and Yue peoples, often used in literary contexts to describe uncivilized or barbarous ways

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