破颜 破顏
破颜 破顏 pò yán ㄆㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ po3 ngaan4
- to break into a smile
- (of flowers) to open
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More words with these characters
破
- 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
- 破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 to make an exception
- 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
- 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
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- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
- 破获 破獲 pò huò ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ po3 wok6 to uncover (a criminal plot)
- 破产 破產 pò chǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄢˇ po3 caan2 to go bankrupt
- 破碎 pò suì ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ po3 seoi3 to smash to pieces
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 破解 pò jiě ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ po3 gaai2 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ zing1 po3 to investigate (as detective)
- 刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3 to puncture
- 划破 劃破 huá pò ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ waak6 po3 to cut open
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勾破 gōu pò ㄍㄡ ㄆㄛˋ ngau1 po3 (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
颜 顏
- 容颜 容顏 róng yán ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ jung4 ngaan4 mien
- 颜色 顏色 yán sè ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ ngaan4 sik1 color
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
- 伯颜 伯顏 Bà yán ㄅㄚˋ ㄧㄢˊ baak3 ngaan4 Bayan of the Baarin (1236–1295), Mongol general under Kublai Khan who led the conquest of the Southern Song
- 厚颜 厚顏 hòu yán ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ hau5 ngaan4 shameless
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- 完颜 完顏 Wán yán ㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ jyun4 ngaan4 two-character surname Wanyan
- 慈颜 慈顏 cí yán ㄘˊ ㄧㄢˊ ci4 ngaan4 one's mother's loving face
- 汗颜 汗顏 hàn yán ㄏㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ hon6 ngaan4 to blush with shame (literary)
- 笑颜 笑顏 xiào yán ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˊ siu3 ngaan4 smiling face
- 红颜 紅顏 hóng yán ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ hung4 ngaan4 a beautiful woman
- 素颜 素顏 sù yán ㄙㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ sou3 ngaan4 a face without makeup
- 美颜 美顏 měi yán ㄇㄟˇ ㄧㄢˊ mei5 ngaan4 to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc)
- 开颜 開顏 kāi yán ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ hoi1 ngaan4 to smile
- 面颜 面顏 miàn yán ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ min6 ngaan4 face
- 颜值 顏值 yán zhí ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˊ ngaan4 zik6 attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is)
- 颜厚 顏厚 yán hòu ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ ngaan4 hau5 brazen
- 颜回 顏回 Yán Huí ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ngaan4 wui4 Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 颜渊
- 颜射 顏射 yán shè ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋ ngaan4 se6 to ejaculate onto sb's face
- 颜控 顏控 yán kòng ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ngaan4 hung3 someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others)
- 颜料 顏料 yán liào ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ngaan4 liu2 paint
Idioms with these characters
- 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
- 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
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- 国破家亡 國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
- 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)
- 破财免灾 破財免災 pò cái miǎn zāi ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ po3 coi4 min5 zoi1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
- 皓首苍颜 皓首蒼顏 hào shǒu cāng yán ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄤ ㄧㄢˊ hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
- 红颜薄命 紅顏薄命 hóng yán bó mìng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hung4 ngaan4 bok6 ming6 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
- 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
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- 笑逐颜开 笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄞ siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1 smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
- 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄞ hei2 siu3 ngaan4 hoi1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
- 颜面扫地 顏面掃地 yán miàn sǎo dì ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6 lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
- 正颜厉色 正顏厲色 zhèng yán lì sè ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙㄜˋ zing3 ngaan4 lai6 sik1 solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling