半面不忘 — “Not forget even half a face”
半面不忘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remember someone or something perfectly even after only a brief or partial encounter; describes an extraordinarily strong memory”. Literally, “Not forget even half a face”.
半面不忘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 半面不忘
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there lived a talented scholar named Ying Feng, renowned for his astonishing memory.
When he was twenty, he paid a visit to Yuan He, an official in Pengcheng. A carriage maker working at the Yuan household opened the door just enough to show half of his face and informed Ying Feng that Yuan He was not present.
Decades later, Ying Feng encountered the same carriage maker on the road and immediately recognized him. The carriage maker was utterly amazed by Ying Feng's incredible memory.
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More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半diào吊zi子a dabbler; not proficient in a skill
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
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What does 半面不忘 mean?
半面不忘 (bàn miàn bù wàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remember someone or something perfectly even after only a brief or partial encounter; describes an extraordinarily strong memory”.
How do you pronounce 半面不忘?
半面不忘 is pronounced bàn miàn bù wàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 半面不忘 literally mean?
Literally, 半面不忘 means “not forget even half a face”. It is used to mean “to remember someone or something perfectly even after only a brief or partial encounter; describes an extraordinarily strong memory”.
Where does 半面不忘 come from?
半面不忘 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 半面不忘?
见过面就不遗忘。形容记忆力极强。