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面黃肌瘦
简 面黄肌瘦 · 繁 面黃肌瘦Mandarin · pinyin miàn huáng jī shòu
Meanings
- (lit.) face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)
- (fig.) malnourished and sickly in appearance
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4–2–1–4 · mian4 huang2 ji1 shou4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
min6 wong4 gei1 sau3
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min6 wong4 gei1 sau3
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- (idiomatic) to have a sallow complexion and emaciated body; to look sick or malnourished
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