qiú
shǒu
gòu
miàn

idiom
literary

Meaning of 囚首垢面

囚首垢面 means with unkempt hair and a dirty face; looking like a prisoner due to long neglect of grooming. Pronounced qiú shǒu gòu miàn.

  • with unkempt hair and a dirty face; looking like a prisoner due to long neglect of grooming

Definitions & Examples

zhè
tiān
máng
gǎn
lùn
wén
 
qiú
shǒu
gòu
miàn
de
 
lián
zi
dōu
méi
guā
 

He has been busy rushing to finish his thesis these past few days, looking completely unkempt without even shaving.

liú
làng
hàn
qiú
shǒu
gòu
miàn
de
dūn
zài
jiē
jiǎo
 

That homeless man was squatting at the street corner with a dirty face and matted hair.

cóng
shí
yàn
shì
chū
lái
 
qiú
shǒu
gòu
miàn
 
shuāng
yǎn
mǎn
xuè
 

He came out of the laboratory looking completely disheveled, his eyes bloodshot.