撲面而來 pū miàn ér lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. sth hits one in the face
  2. directly in one's face
  3. sth assaults the senses
  4. blatant (advertising)
  5. eye-catching
  6. (a smell) assaults the nostrils

CHARACTERS

撲 pū pound, beat, strike; attack
面 miàn face; surface; plane; side, dimension
而 ér and; and then; and yet; but
來 lái come, coming; return, returning