大打出手 in English da4 da3 chu1 shou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to come to blows
  • to start a fight
  • (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[da3 chu1 shou3])

Simplified Characters

大 打 出 手

Traditional Characters

大 打 出 手

Pinyin

da4 da3 chu1 shou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 打da3dozen (loanword) 出chu1to go out 手shou3hand