放血

1. • to practice bloodletting

     TCM

2. • to perform phlebotomy

     medicine

3. • to make sb bleed to inflict grievous wounds

     coll.

4. • to cough up a large amount of money

     fig.

5. • to reduce prices drastically

     fig.

Character by character

• 放(fàng)put
• 血(xiě)blood