📖 Meaning
To give someone a sound beating; to pummel someone thoroughly with one's fists. The phrase conveys beating someone severely and relentlessly.
📜 Origin Story
From the Book of Jin (晋书), in the Biography of Shi Le (Shi Le Zaiji). Shi Le was the founding emperor of the Later Zhao (后赵) during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. The original passage records Shi Le saying to an old acquaintance, 'In the past I endured your seasoned fists, and you too suffered my deadly hands,' recalling their earlier mutual brawls before Shi Le rose to power. From this came the expression '饱以老拳,' meaning to beat someone mercilessly.
💡 Example Usage
那恶霸欺压百姓，终被众人饱以老拳，打得鼻青脸肿。
The local tyrant who bullied the common folk was at last given a sound beating by the crowd, left battered and bruised.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 饱以老拳
- Pinyin: bǎo yǐ lǎo quán
- Literal Translation: fully, with, old, fist
- Category: Action
- Characters: 4