sallow-faced and emaciated; pale and thin
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
sallow-faced and emaciated; pale and thin
This idiom vividly describes a person's unhealthy appearance due to malnutrition, illness, or extreme fatigue. It implies a state of physical weakness and poor health.
Tā他
cháng长
qī期
yíng营
yǎng养
bù不
liáng良
，
xiǎn显
de得
miàn面
huáng黄
jī肌
shòu瘦
de的
。
He has been malnourished for a long time and looks sallow-faced and emaciated.
Cóng从
zāi灾
qū区
huí回
lái来
de的
nàn难
mín民
yī一
gè个
gè个
miàn面
huáng黄
jī肌
shòu瘦
，
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
téng疼
。
The refugees returning from the disaster area were all pale and thin, which was heartbreaking.
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Dà大
bìng病
chū初
yù愈
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
yǒu有
xiē些
miàn面
huáng黄
jī肌
shòu瘦
。
Having just recovered from a serious illness, he still looked a bit pale and thin.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
tài太
tiāo挑
shí食
，
chī吃
de得
miàn面
huáng黄
jī肌
shòu瘦
de的
。
This child is too picky an eater and has become pale and thin.
Cháng长
qī期
guò过
dù度
láo劳
lèi累
shǐ使
tā他
kàn看
shàng上
qù去
miàn面
huáng黄
jī肌
shòu瘦
。
Long-term overwork has made him look sallow-faced and emaciated.