面红脖子粗 — “To be flushed in the face and have one's neck swell”
面红脖子粗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be flushed in the face and have one's neck swell”. Often due to intense emotion such as anger, excitement, embarrassment, or shame. Literally, “red face and thick neck”.
面红脖子粗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
面红脖子粗 Character Breakdown
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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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What does 面红脖子粗 mean?
面红脖子粗 (miàn hóng bó zi cū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be flushed in the face and have one's neck swell”.
How do you pronounce 面红脖子粗?
面红脖子粗 is pronounced miàn hóng bó zi cū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面红脖子粗 literally mean?
Literally, 面红脖子粗 means “red face and thick neck”. It is used to mean “to be flushed in the face and have one's neck swell”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面红脖子粗?
脸红脖子变粗。形容因激动、窘迫、发怒或羞渐而脸色涨红的样子