miàn
rén

idiom
literary

Meaning of 面无人色

面无人色 means ashen-faced; deathly pale; one's face drained of blood. Pronounced miàn wú rén sè.

  • ashen-faced; deathly pale; one's face drained of blood

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
zhè
lái
de
è
hào
 
dùn
shí
miàn
rén
 
tān
dǎo
zài
 

Upon hearing the sudden terrible news, his face instantly drained of color and he collapsed on the ground.

Cóng
guò
shān
chē
shàng
xià
lái
 
hǎo
chéng
dōu
xià
miàn
rén
 

After getting off the roller coaster, several passengers were deathly pale with fright.

bìng
chū
 
shēn
ruò
 
miàn
rén
 

Having just recovered from a serious illness, he was weak and ashen-faced.

Kàn
dào
chē
huò
xiàn
chǎng
cǎn
liè
 
jiù
yuán
rén
yuán
miàn
rén
 

Seeing the horrific scene of the car accident, even the rescuers momentarily looked deathly pale.

 "
bié
shuō
le
 
 "
duàn
dào
shēng
 
yīn
chàn
dǒu
miàn
 
rén
 
 

"Stop talking!" he interrupted, his voice trembling, his face ashen.