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不露声色 — “To keep one's feelings or intentions hidden”

不露声色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's feelings or intentions hidden”. To not give anything away through one's voice or facial expression; to remain poker-faced. Literally, “not reveal voice or expression”.

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不露声色 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 不bù
  • 露lù
  • 声shēng
  • 色sè

不露声色 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
露
lù21dew, reveal, expose
声
shēng7sound, voice, news, reputation
色
sè6color, appearance, lust

Example Sentence with 不露声色

尽管心里很紧张,但他表面上依然不露声色,冷静地应对着所有问题。
Although very nervous inside, he remained poker-faced, calmly handling all the issues.

Idioms Related to 不露声色

Synonyms of 不露声色

  • bù不dòng动shēng声sè色remain calm and collected
  • miàn面bù不gǎi改sè色remain calm and composed

Antonyms of 不露声色

  • shī失hún魂luò落pò魄utterly distraught and disoriented
  • miàn面rú如tǔ土sè色turn ghastly pale with fright

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

Questions about 不露声色

What does 不露声色 mean?
不露声色 (bù lù shēng sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep one's feelings or intentions hidden”.
How do you pronounce 不露声色?
不露声色 is pronounced bù lù shēng sè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不露声色 literally mean?
Literally, 不露声色 means “not reveal voice or expression”. It is used to mean “to keep one's feelings or intentions hidden”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不露声色?
声:说话的声音;色:脸上的表情。心里的打算不在说话和脸色上显露出来。
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