焦頭爛額 (ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6) — badly battered; in terrible shape in Cantonese

ziuˉ¹tauˎ₄laanˍ₆ngaakˍ₆
焦头烂额
Mandarin Pinyin: jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2

Meaning of 焦頭爛額

nounbadly battered; in terrible shape

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