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面目黎黑 — “Looking sallow and gaunt”

面目黎黑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Looking sallow and gaunt”. Having a haggard appearance, often due to fatigue or illness. Literally, “face sallow and dark”.

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面目黎黑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

面目黎黑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
面
miàn9face, surface, side, flour, noodles
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
黎
lí15the common people
黑
hēi12black, dark, evil

Example Sentence with 面目黎黑

他连续多日没好好休息,如今面目黎黑,看上去非常憔悴。
He hadn't rested well for several days, and now he looked sallow and dark, appearing extremely haggard.

Idioms Related to 面目黎黑

Synonyms of 面目黎黑

  • miàn面mù目lí犁hēi黑to look haggard and sallow
  • miàn面mù目lí黧hēi黑haggard and sallow-faced

Antonyms of 面目黎黑

  • róng容guāng光huàn焕fā发radiant with health and vigor

More idioms starting with 面

  • miàn面bù不gǎi改róng容remain calm and composed
  • miàn面bù不gǎi改sè色remain calm and composed
  • miàn面zhēng争tíng庭lùn论frankly argue publicly
  • miàn面cóng从hòu后yán言Outwardly agree, secretly criticize
  • miàn面cóng从bèi背yán言agree to one's face, criticize behind back
  • miàn面cóng从fù腹fěi诽outwardly comply, inwardly criticize
  • miàn面cóng从fù腹fēi非outwardly comply but inwardly dissent
  • miàn面sì似xuē靴pí皮face full of deep wrinkles
  • miàn面lěng冷yán言héng横stern-faced and aggressive in talk
  • miàn面běi北méi眉nán南estranged and refusing to acknowledge each other
  • miàn面mìng命ěr耳tí提give earnest, painstaking instruction
  • miàn面mìng命ěr耳xùn训give earnest face-to-face instruction

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Questions about 面目黎黑

What does 面目黎黑 mean?

面目黎黑 (miàn mù lí hēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Looking sallow and gaunt”.

How do you pronounce 面目黎黑?

面目黎黑 is pronounced miàn mù lí hēi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 面目黎黑 literally mean?

Literally, 面目黎黑 means “face sallow and dark”. It is used to mean “Looking sallow and gaunt”.

What is the Chinese definition of 面目黎黑?

面貌黑黄色。形容憔悴的样子

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