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唇红齿白

Word · AdjectiveTraditional唇紅齒白

rosy lips and white teeth; delicate features

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

having red lips and white teeth; (of a person) having delicate and pretty features

literary

Commonly used to describe children and adolescents with fair skin and attractive facial features. Often used in a complimentary way to emphasize youthful beauty.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
shēng生
de得
chún唇
hóng红
chǐ齿
bái白
 ,
shí十
fēn分
kě可
ài爱
 。

This child has delicate rosy lips and pearly white teeth—utterly adorable.

Nà那
shào少
nǚ女
chún唇
hóng红
chǐ齿
bái白
 ,
méi眉
mù目
rú如
huà画
 。

That young girl had red lips and white teeth, with eyebrows and eyes like a painting.

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Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
chún唇
hóng红
chǐ齿
bái白
 ,
shì是
gè个
gōng公
rèn认
de的
měi美
nán男
zǐ子
 。

In his youth, he had delicate features with rosy lips and white teeth, and was considered a handsome man.