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急赤白脸

Word · AdjectiveTraditional急赤白臉

anxious and agitated; with an angry look

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

anxious and agitated, with a pale or unpleasant facial expression

dialect

A 状态词 (state word) used to describe someone who is visibly flustered, anxious, or angry, resulting in a strained facial expression. Often used as an adverbial modifier with 地. Common in northern dialects.

Liǎng两
gè个
rén人
jí急
chi赤
bái白
liǎn脸
de地
chǎo吵
gè个
méi没
wán完
 。

The two of them argued endlessly with angry, agitated faces.

Nǐ你
bié别
jí急
chi赤
bái白
liǎn脸
de的
 ,
yǒu有
huà话
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
 。

Don't get so worked up; if you have something to say, say it nicely.

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Tā他
men们
wèi为
le了
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jí急
chi赤
bái白
liǎn脸
 ,
zhēn真
bù不
zhí值
de得
 。

They got all flustered and angry over such a trivial matter; it really wasn't worth it.

Lǎo老
bǎn板
jí急
chi赤
bái白
liǎn脸
de地
xùn训
le了
tā他
yī一
dùn顿
 。

The boss gave him a scolding with an angry, red-faced expression.