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鉴貌辨色 — “Observe appearance and discern expression”

鉴貌辨色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe someone's facial expressions and demeanor to understand their mood or intentions, and then adjust one's own actions or words accordingly”. Literally, “Observe appearance and discern expression”.

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鉴貌辨色 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鉴貌辨色 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鉴
jiàn13mirror, reflect, inspect, lesson
貌
mào14appearance or looks
辨
biàn16distinguish, differentiate, analyze
色
sè6color, appearance, lust

Example Sentence with 鉴貌辨色

小明在和老师交流时,总是会鉴貌辨色,因此很少会说错话
When communicating with the teacher, Xiao Ming always observes their expressions carefully, thus rarely saying the wrong thing.

Idioms Related to 鉴貌辨色

Synonyms of 鉴貌辨色

  • jiān监mào貌biàn辨sè色read people's expressions to understand intentions
  • jiàn见mào貌biàn辨sè色read facial expressions and adjust accordingly
  • jiàn鉴máo毛biàn辨sè色gauge mood from expression

More idioms starting with 鉴

  • jiàn鉴qián前bì毖hòu后Learn from past mistakes, prevent future ones
  • jiàn鉴yǐng影duó度xíng形discern character by observing appearance
  • jiàn鉴wǎng往zhī知lái来learn from past, know future
  • jiàn鉴jī机shí识biàn变discern opportunities and adapt to change
  • jiàn鉴kōng空héng衡píng平observe profoundly and act justly

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What does 鉴貌辨色 mean?

鉴貌辨色 (jiàn mào biàn sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe someone's facial expressions and demeanor to understand their mood or intentions, and then adjust one's own actions or words accordingly”.

How do you pronounce 鉴貌辨色?

鉴貌辨色 is pronounced jiàn mào biàn sè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鉴貌辨色 literally mean?

Literally, 鉴貌辨色 means “Observe appearance and discern expression”. It is used to mean “to observe someone's facial expressions and demeanor to understand their mood or intentions, and then adjust one's own actions or words accordingly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鉴貌辨色?

鉴:查看;色:指脸色。根据对方的脸色、表情行事。

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