放血
Chinese
to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out |
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Pronunciation
Verb
放血
- (medicine) to let blood; to phlebotomize
- (colloquial) to make someone bleed
- (colloquial, figurative) to sell at reduced prices (even if there is nil profit)
- (colloquial, figurative) to pay money; to lose money
- (Southern Min) to have or pass blood in one's excrement
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) to spend money or time
Synonyms
- (to have or pass blood): 便血 (biànxuè)
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