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面黃肌瘦 (min6 wong4 gei1 sau3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

面黃肌瘦 (min6 wong4 gei1 sau3, miàn huáng jī shòu) — (lit.) face yellow and body emaciated (idiom); (fig.) malnourished and sickly in appearance

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 面不改容 (min6 bat1 goi2 jung4) — one's face remains calm during a crisis (idiom)
• 面不改色 (min6 bat1 goi2 sik1) — to keep a straight face; to stay calm
• 面口 (min6 hau2) — facial expression (spoken)
• 面呈 (min6 cing4) — to deliver personally; to hand-deliver
• 面商 (min6 soeng1) — to discuss face to face with somebody; to negoatiate face to face
• 面善 (min6 sin6) — (adjective) look familiar; acquainted

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