面黄肌瘦 — “To look sickly and emaciated”
面黄肌瘦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look sickly and emaciated”. To have a sallow complexion and a thin, wasted body, often due to illness or malnutrition. Literally, “sallow complexion and emaciated body”.
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面黄肌瘦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 面miàn
- 黄huáng
- 肌jī
- 瘦shòu
面黄肌瘦 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 面黄肌瘦
经过一段时间的辛苦劳作，他变得面黄肌瘦，让人十分心疼。
After a period of hard work, he became sallow and emaciated, which made people feel very sympathetic.
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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 面黄肌瘦
- What does 面黄肌瘦 mean?
- 面黄肌瘦 (miàn huáng jī shòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look sickly and emaciated”.
- How do you pronounce 面黄肌瘦?
- 面黄肌瘦 is pronounced miàn huáng jī shòu in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 面黄肌瘦 literally mean?
- Literally, 面黄肌瘦 means “sallow complexion and emaciated body”. It is used to mean “to look sickly and emaciated”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 面黄肌瘦?
- 脸色发黄，身体瘦削。形容人营养不良或有病的样子。