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顏面掃地 (ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

顏面掃地 (ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6, yán miàn sǎo dì) — lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)

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beyond HSK

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