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鹄形菜色 — “To be extremely emaciated and pale”

鹄形菜色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely emaciated and pale”. To look gaunt and sallow. Literally, “Crane-like form, vegetable complexion”.

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鹄形菜色 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鹄形菜色 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鹄
gǔ12archery target or swan
形
xíng7physical form or shape
菜
cài12vegetable or dish
色
sè6color, appearance, lust

Example Sentence with 鹄形菜色

这位画家隐居山林多年,生活清贫,如今已是鹄形菜色。
This painter lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years, leading a frugal life, and now looks gaunt and pale.

Idioms Related to 鹄形菜色

Synonyms of 鹄形菜色

  • miàn面huáng黄jī肌shòu瘦sallow and emaciated

More idioms starting with 鹄

  • hú鹄zhì峙luán鸾tíng停dignified and graceful bearing
  • hú鹄zhì峙luán鸾xiáng翔Vigorous and graceful calligraphic style
  • gǔ鹄xíng形niǎo鸟miàn面gaunt and emaciated
  • gǔ鹄miàn面niǎo鸟xíng形gaunt face and emaciated bird-like body
  • gǔ鹄miàn面jiū鸠xíng形extremely emaciated and gaunt

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Questions about 鹄形菜色

What does 鹄形菜色 mean?

鹄形菜色 (gǔ xíng cài sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely emaciated and pale”.

How do you pronounce 鹄形菜色?

鹄形菜色 is pronounced gǔ xíng cài sè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鹄形菜色 literally mean?

Literally, 鹄形菜色 means “Crane-like form, vegetable complexion”. It is used to mean “to be extremely emaciated and pale”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鹄形菜色?

形容面黄肌瘦的样子。

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