







粉面油头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a woman who is meticulously made up”. With a powdered face and oiled hair, suggesting a refined or sometimes overly elaborate appearance. Literally, “powdered face and oiled hair”.

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Open the tool →粉面油头 (fěn miàn yóu tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a woman who is meticulously made up”.
粉面油头 is pronounced fěn miàn yóu tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 粉面油头 means “powdered face and oiled hair”. It is used to mean “describes a woman who is meticulously made up”.
脸上扑粉,头上抹油。形容女子的化妆。