鬼臉

简 鬼脸 · 繁 鬼臉
Mandarin · pinyin guǐ liǎn

Meanings

  1. wry face
  2. to grimace
  3. to pull a face
  4. comic face
  5. face mask
  6. devil mask
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鬼
guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
臉
liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
脸
liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
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3–3 · gui3 lian3

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noun

  1. funny or wry face; grimace
  2. toy mask

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