malnourished complexion; sallow look
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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malnourished complexion; sallow or haggard look resulting from poor diet or starvation
Commonly used in the expressions '面带菜色' or '面有菜色' to describe visible signs of malnutrition or poverty.
Yóu由
yú于
lián连
nián年
jī饥
huāng荒
，
cūn村
mín民
men们
gè个
gè个
miàn面
dài带
cài菜
sè色
。
Due to years of famine, all the villagers had malnourished complexions.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
yíng营
yǎng养
bù不
liáng良
，
liǎn脸
shang上
dài带
zhe着
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
cài菜
sè色
。
This child is malnourished and has an obviously sallow complexion.
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miàn面
yǒu有
cài菜
sè色
to have a haggard, malnourished look
Cháng长
qī期
áo熬
yè夜
ràng让
tā他
miàn面
dài带
cài菜
sè色
。
Staying up late for a long time left him with a haggard complexion.