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面目全非 — “Changed beyond recognition”

面目全非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “changed beyond recognition”. Completely altered or disfigured. Literally, “appearance completely changed”.

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面目全非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 面miàn
  • 目mù
  • 全quán
  • 非fēi

面目全非 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
面
miàn9face, surface, side, flour, noodles
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
全
quán6whole, complete, all
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 面目全非

多年未见,昔日的小镇如今已高楼林立,面目全非
After many years, the small town of yesteryear is now filled with tall buildings, changed beyond recognition.

Idioms Related to 面目全非

Synonyms of 面目全非

  • miàn面mù目yī一xīn新to take on a completely new look

Antonyms of 面目全非

  • yī一chéng成bù不biàn变remain unchanged
  • yī依rán然rú如gù故remain unchanged, just as before

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 面目全非

What does 面目全非 mean?
面目全非 (miàn mù quán fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “changed beyond recognition”.
How do you pronounce 面目全非?
面目全非 is pronounced miàn mù quán fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面目全非 literally mean?
Literally, 面目全非 means “appearance completely changed”. It is used to mean “changed beyond recognition”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面目全非?
非:不相似。样子完全不同了。形容改变得不成样子。
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