head broken and bleeding

head broken and bleeding

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó up ò Xu è ch ū, which means that it is often used to describe defeat. It's the same as "head broken and blood flowing". From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The 93rd chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "those who rush to the car, but say a word, they beat their brains out."

Idiom usage

It refers to failure

Examples

The 29th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "the envoy invited them to come to the palace. When they entered the inner room, they saw the emperor sleeping on the bed, his legs were injured, his head was broken and his blood was bleeding. He fell too heavily and was unconscious."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Blood drenching, bleeding, bleeding