油头粉面 — “To have sleek”
油头粉面 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have sleek”. Oiled hair and a heavily powdered face, often implying a gaudy, superficial, or excessively dandified appearance. Literally, “Oiled head, powdered face”.
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油头粉面 Pronunciation and Pinyin
油头粉面 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 油头粉面
那个年轻男子总是油头粉面地出现在派对上，显得有些格格不入。
That young man always showed up at parties with sleek, oiled hair and a powdered face, appearing a bit out of place.
Idioms Related to 油头粉面
Synonyms of 油头粉面
More idioms starting with 油
- yóu油guāng光kě可jiàn鉴Sleek and lustrous
- yóu油guāng光jīng晶liàng亮smooth, glossy, and radiant
- yóu油guāng光shuǐ水huá滑Sleek, glossy, or slick and evasive
- yóu油zuǐ嘴yóu油shé舌glib and slick in speech
- yóu油zuǐ嘴huá滑shé舌smooth-tongued and glib
- yóu油zuǐ嘴gǒu狗shé舌glib, insincere, and vulgar talk
- yóu油zuǐ嘴huā花chún唇glib-tongued and insincere
- yóu油bì壁xiāng香chē车an elegant carriage for women
- yóu油tóu头guāng光gùn棍a slick-haired dissolute bachelor
- yóu油tóu头huá滑nǎo脑slick, glib, and cunning
- yóu油tóu头huá滑liǎn脸slick, cunning, and glib
- yóu油tóu头huá滑miàn面slick, cunning, and untrustworthy
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Open the tool →Questions about 油头粉面
What does 油头粉面 mean?
油头粉面 (yóu tóu fěn miàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have sleek”.
How do you pronounce 油头粉面?
油头粉面 is pronounced yóu tóu fěn miàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 油头粉面 literally mean?
Literally, 油头粉面 means “Oiled head, powdered face”. It is used to mean “to have sleek”.
What is the Chinese definition of 油头粉面?
头上擦油，脸上搽粉。形容人打扮得妖艳粗俗。