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耳红面赤 — “To have one's ears and face turn red”

耳红面赤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's ears and face turn red”. Often describing a complexion indicating strong emotions such as intense effort, excitement, anger, or shame. Literally, “ears red, face flushed”.

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耳红面赤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

耳红面赤 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
耳
ěr6ear, hearing, handle, only
红
hóng6red, popular, auspicious
面
miàn9face, surface, side, flour, noodles
赤
chì7red, bare, sincere

Example Sentence with 耳红面赤

小明被老师当众表扬后,害羞得耳红面赤
After being praised by the teacher in front of everyone, Xiao Ming's ears and face turned red with shyness.

Idioms Related to 耳红面赤

Synonyms of 耳红面赤

  • miàn面hóng红ěr耳chì赤flushed in the face and ears

Antonyms of 耳红面赤

  • zhèn镇dìng定zì自ruò若remain perfectly calm and composed

More idioms starting with 耳

  • ěr耳bù不rěn忍wén闻too dreadful to hear
  • ěr耳bù不páng旁tīng听listen with undivided attention
  • ěr耳bù不lí离sāi腮extremely close and intimate
  • ěr耳xí习mù目rǎn染imperceptibly influenced by surroundings
  • ěr耳hòu后shēng生fēng风move with great speed
  • ěr耳hòu后fēng风shēng生move with great speed
  • ěr耳tīng听bā八fāng方listen in all directions
  • ěr耳tīng听xīn心shòu受listen attentively and take to heart
  • ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚,,yǎn眼jiàn见wéi为shí实Seeing is believing
  • ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚,,yǎn眼jiàn见shì是shí实Seeing is believing
  • ěr耳bào报shén神an informer or a snitch
  • ěr耳tí提miàn面mìng命give earnest, thorough instruction

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Questions about 耳红面赤

What does 耳红面赤 mean?

耳红面赤 (ěr hóng miàn chì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's ears and face turn red”.

How do you pronounce 耳红面赤?

耳红面赤 is pronounced ěr hóng miàn chì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 耳红面赤 literally mean?

Literally, 耳红面赤 means “ears red, face flushed”. It is used to mean “to have one's ears and face turn red”.

What is the Chinese definition of 耳红面赤?

耳朵和面部都红了。形容过于用力、情绪激动或羞愧时的脸色。

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