Definition & Meaning

right in the face; a vicious assault on a person; direct to one's head and face; give (a blow) direct in the face

Word usage

pī tóu gài liǎn

劈 头 盖 脸

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slright in the face; a vicious assault on a person; direct to one's head and face; give (a blow) direct in the face
- jì zhě men pī tóu gài liǎn xiàng tā tí chū xǔ duō wèn tí
  记者们劈头盖脸向她提出许多问题。
  The reporters fired a volley of questions at her.
- mì mi má má de yī dà qún cāng ying cháo wǒ pī tóu gài liǎn de fēi guò lai
  密密麻麻的一大群苍蝇朝我劈头盖脸地飞过来。
  Flies by the zillions engulfed me in dense clouds.
- mā ma gāng cái pī tóu gài liǎn de gěi le tā yī tōng chòu mà
  妈妈刚才劈头盖脸地给了他一通臭骂。
  Mum has just given him a good scolding right to his face.
- dà yǔ pī tóu gài liǎn de xià le qǐ lai
  大雨劈头盖脸地下了起来。
  The rain started pelting down.
- wǒ gāng dào tā jiù pī tóu gài liǎn de pī píng qǐ wǒ lái
  我刚到，她就劈头盖脸地批评起我来。
  She started pitching into me as soon as I arrived.
synonym
pū tiān gài dì铺天盖地 kuáng fēng bào yǔ狂风暴雨 méi tóu méi nǎo没头没脑 qì shì xiōng xiōng气势汹汹
antonym
hé fēng xì yǔ和风细雨

Word usage

Note
"劈头盖脸 is often used to modify words such as"骂", "训斥", "打" .

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