scratch one's face to show contempt; gesture of shame
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to scratch one's own face with a finger (a contemptuous gesture indicating that the other person is shameless or has 'thick skin')
dialectA dialectal expression and traditional gesture of mockery. The performer scratches their own cheek or face to imply that the target is brazen or shameless. Considered insulting and informal.
Tā他
zhè这
me么
bù不
yào要
liǎn脸
，
zhēn真
gāi该
guā刮
liǎn脸
pí皮
。
He's so shameless, someone should scratch their face at him.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
chǎo吵
jià架
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
huì会
hù互
xiāng相
guā刮
liǎn脸
pí皮
cháo嘲
xiào笑
duì对
fāng方
。
When arguing as children, kids would scratch their faces at each other to mock one another.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
yòng用
guā刮
liǎn脸
pí皮
lái来
xiū羞
rǔ辱
bù不
zhī知
xiū羞
chǐ耻
de的
rén人
。
In those days, people often used the face-scratching gesture to humiliate the shameless.