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面有菜色 — “To look emaciated or gaunt from hunger”

面有菜色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look emaciated or gaunt from hunger”. To have a starved or undernourished appearance. Literally, “face with a sickly complexion”.

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面有菜色 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 面miàn
  • 有yǒu
  • 菜cài
  • 色sè

面有菜色 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
面
miàn9face, surface, side, flour, noodles
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
菜
cài12vegetable or dish
色
sè6color, appearance, lust

Example Sentence with 面有菜色

他因为长期营养不良,所以面有菜色,身体也日益消瘦。
Because of long-term malnutrition, he looked gaunt and his body was becoming increasingly thin.

Idioms Related to 面有菜色

Antonyms of 面有菜色

  • hóng红guāng光mǎn满miàn面radiant with health

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

Questions about 面有菜色

What does 面有菜色 mean?
面有菜色 (miàn yǒu cài sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look emaciated or gaunt from hunger”.
How do you pronounce 面有菜色?
面有菜色 is pronounced miàn yǒu cài sè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面有菜色 literally mean?
Literally, 面有菜色 means “face with a sickly complexion”. It is used to mean “to look emaciated or gaunt from hunger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面有菜色?
形容因饥饿而显得营养不良的样子。
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