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面紅耳赤

简面红耳赤 · 繁面紅耳赤

Mandarin · pinyin miàn hóng ěr chì

flushed with anger (or excitement)

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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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4–2–3–4 · mian4 hong2 er3 chi4

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min6 hung4 ji5 cek3

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(idiomatic) red in the face (from embarrassment, anxiety or anger)

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