打雞血
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Chinese[edit]
beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
chicken blood | ||
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trad. (打雞血/打鷄血) | 打 | 雞血/鷄血 | |
simp. (打鸡血) | 打 | 鸡血 | |
Literally: “to have an injection of chicken blood”. |
Etymology[edit]
From the name of a pseudomedical therapy popular in China during the Cultural Revolution.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
打⫽雞血 (verb-object)
- (idiomatic, figurative) to suddenly become hyperactive, high-spirited or aggressive