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面目犁黑 — “To look haggard and sallow”

面目犁黑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look haggard and sallow”. To have a gaunt and dark complexion, often due to fatigue or illness.

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面目犁黑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

面目犁黑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
面
miàn9face, surface, side, flour, noodles
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
犁
lí11plow or cultivate land
黑
hēi12black, dark, evil

Example Sentence with 面目犁黑

经过一夜的辛劳,他面目犁黑,眼神中充满了疲惫。
After a night of hard work, he looked haggard and sallow, his eyes filled with exhaustion.

Idioms Related to 面目犁黑

Synonyms of 面目犁黑

  • miàn面mù目lí黎hēi黑looking sallow and haggard
  • miàn面mù目lí黧hēi黑haggard and sallow-faced

Antonyms of 面目犁黑

  • róng容guāng光huàn焕fā发radiant with health and vigor

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

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Questions about 面目犁黑

What does 面目犁黑 mean?

面目犁黑 (miàn mù lí hēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look haggard and sallow”.

How do you pronounce 面目犁黑?

面目犁黑 is pronounced miàn mù lí hēi in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 面目犁黑?

面貌黑黄色。形容憔悴的样子

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