头痛欲裂

頭痛欲裂
tóutòngyùliè
to have a splitting headache (idiom)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 头痛 tóutòng to have a headache
=2 欲 yù
  1. desire
  2. appetite
  3. passion
  4. lust
  5. greed
=2 欲 yù
  1. to wish for
  2. to desire
  3. variant of 欲 yù
3 裂 liè
  1. to split
  2. to crack
  3. to break open
  4. to rend