上脸
上脸上臉 shàng liǎn ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ soeng5 lim5
- to turn red in the face (while drinking)
- to become smug (when complimented)
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More words with these characters
上
脸
- 丢脸丟臉 diū liǎn ㄉㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ diu1 lim5 to lose face
- 笑脸笑臉 xiào liǎn ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ siu3 lim5 smiling face
- 翻脸翻臉 fān liǎn ㄈㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˇ faan1 lim5 to fall out with sb; to become hostile
- 脸盆臉盆 liǎn pén ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄣˊ lim5 pun2 washbowl
- 脸色臉色 liǎn sè ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ lim5 sik1 complexion
- 脸谱臉譜 liǎn pǔ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇ lim5 pou2 types of facial makeup in operas
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 赤膊上阵赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 愁眉苦脸愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 反脸无情反臉無情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ faan2 lim5 mou4 cing4 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
- 灰头土脸灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 脸都绿了臉都綠了 liǎn dōu lǜ le ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄡ ㄌㄩˋ ˙ㄌㄜ lim5 dou1 luk6 liu5 green in the face (idiom)
- 脸红筋暴臉紅筋暴 liǎn hóng jīn bào ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄠˋ lim5 hung4 gan1 bou6 red and tense with anger (idiom)