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翻脸不认人 — “Turn one's face and disown others”

翻脸不认人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to instantly turn hostile or renounce a relationship at the slightest disagreement, completely disregarding past ties or favors”. Literally, “turn one's face and disown others”.

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翻脸不认人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 翻fān
  • 脸liǎn
  • 不bù
  • 认rèn
  • 人rén

翻脸不认人 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
翻
fān18turn over, double, cross
脸
liǎn11face, dignity, surface
不
bù4not
认
rèn4recognize, admit, or accept
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 翻脸不认人

他这个人,只要你稍微得罪了他,他就会立刻翻脸不认人,完全不顾往日情分。
He's the kind of person who, if you offend him even slightly, will immediately turn hostile and disown you, completely disregarding any past relationship.

Idioms Related to 翻脸不认人

Synonyms of 翻脸不认人

  • fān翻liǎn脸wú无qíng情turn hostile and ruthless

More idioms starting with 翻

  • fān翻yún云fù覆yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
  • fān翻chún唇nòng弄shé舌sow discord with manipulative words
  • fān翻fù复wú无cháng常erratic and unpredictable
  • fān翻tiān天zuò作dì地cause a great uproar
  • fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地tremendous, fundamental, earth-shattering changes
  • fān翻tiān天cù蹙dì地overwhelming power or swift mighty force
  • fān翻shān山shè涉shuǐ水travel over mountains and waters
  • fān翻shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
  • fān翻shān山yuè越shuǐ水traveling over mountains and rivers
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fickle and unpredictable
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云,,fù覆shǒu手wèi为yǔ雨fickle, manipulative, and unpredictable

Questions about 翻脸不认人

What does 翻脸不认人 mean?
翻脸不认人 (fān liǎn bù rèn rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to instantly turn hostile or renounce a relationship at the slightest disagreement, completely disregarding past ties or favors”.
How do you pronounce 翻脸不认人?
翻脸不认人 is pronounced fān liǎn bù rèn rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翻脸不认人 literally mean?
Literally, 翻脸不认人 means “turn one's face and disown others”. It is used to mean “to instantly turn hostile or renounce a relationship at the slightest disagreement, completely disregarding past ties or favors”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翻脸不认人?
比喻不从长远考虑,稍有矛盾,立刻翻脸
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