灰头土面 — “Covered in dust and grime, looking disheveled”
灰头土面 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Covered in dust and grime, looking disheveled”. Also, appearing dejected, disheartened, or crestfallen. Literally, “Ashy head, dusty face”.
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灰头土面 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 灰huī
- 头tóu
- 土tǔ
- 面miàn
灰头土面 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 灰头土面
经历了那次失败后，他整个人都显得灰头土面，失去了往日的活力。
After that failure, he looked utterly dejected and had lost his usual vitality.
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Synonyms of 灰头土面
More idioms starting with 灰
- huī灰bù不lǎ喇jī唧dull and unpleasantly grey
- huī灰bu不liū溜diū丢looking crestfallen or dejected
- huī灰tóu头cǎo草miàn面dirty, disheveled, and dejected
- huī灰róng容tǔ土mào貌grimy and unsightly appearance
- huī灰xīn心sàng丧yì意lose heart and spirit
- huī灰xīn心sàng丧qì气lose heart and become dejected
- huī灰xīn心gǎo槁xíng形demoralized and emaciated
- huī灰xīn心duǎn短qì气lose heart and become dispirited
- huī灰yān烟zhàng瘴qì气foul and corrupting atmosphere
- huī灰shēn身mǐn泯zhì智extinguish body and mind vexations
- huī灰shēn身miè灭zhì智eliminate body and mind afflictions
Questions about 灰头土面
- What does 灰头土面 mean?
- 灰头土面 (huī tóu tǔ miàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Covered in dust and grime, looking disheveled”.
- How do you pronounce 灰头土面?
- 灰头土面 is pronounced huī tóu tǔ miàn in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 灰头土面 literally mean?
- Literally, 灰头土面 means “Ashy head, dusty face”. It is used to mean “Covered in dust and grime, looking disheveled”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 灰头土面?
- 满头满脸沾满尘土的样子。也形容懊丧或消沉的神态。