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讪皮讪脸

讪皮讪脸 — “To put on a fawning or obsequious smile/expression”

讪皮讪脸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to put on a fawning or obsequious smile/expression”. To be all smiles in a servile way.

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讪皮讪脸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

讪皮讪脸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
讪
shàn5ridicule or embarrassed
皮
pí5skin, hide, peel, surface
讪
shàn5ridicule or embarrassed
脸
liǎn11face, dignity, surface

Example Sentence with 讪皮讪脸

小明在请求别人帮助时,总是讪皮讪脸的
Xiao Ming always puts on a fawning smile when asking others for help.

Idioms Related to 讪皮讪脸

Synonyms of 讪皮讪脸

  • xī嬉pí皮xiào笑liǎn脸joking and playful in a frivolous way

More idioms starting with 讪

  • shàn讪yá牙xián闲kē嗑to bicker and jest idly

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What does 讪皮讪脸 mean?

讪皮讪脸 (shàn pí shàn liǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to put on a fawning or obsequious smile/expression”.

How do you pronounce 讪皮讪脸?

讪皮讪脸 is pronounced shàn pí shàn liǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 讪皮讪脸?

指嘻皮笑脸。

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