掛彩 [挂－]

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Pinyin guà cǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to decorate for festive occasions
  2. to be wounded in action
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    受傷​流血
    to bleed; to be badly wounded; to be severely hurt
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to decorate for festive occasions with coloured silk festoons
  2. verb, euphemistic
    to be wounded (and suffering from bleeding) in action
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    许多战士会战中挂彩了。
    許多戰士會戰中掛彩了。
    xǔ duō zhàn shì huì zhàn zhōng guà cǎi le 。
    • Many soldiers were wounded in the battle.