livid; ashen; bluish-black (complexion)
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
livid; ashen; (of a person's face) bluish-black or grayish-blue, often describing a complexion caused by fear, rage, or illness
Primarily used to describe facial complexion in extreme emotional or physical states. Conveys a sense of tension, distress, or poor health.
Tā他
qì气
de得
liǎn脸
sè色
tiě铁
qīng青
，
yī一
jù句
huà话
yě也
shuō说
bu不
chū出
lái来
。
He was livid with anger, unable to utter a single word.
Nà那
gè个
bìng病
rén人
liǎn脸
sè色
tiě铁
qīng青
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
xū需
yào要
lì立
jí即
qiǎng抢
jiù救
。
That patient had an ashen complexion and appeared to need immediate emergency care.
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Kàn看
dào到
nà那
kǒng恐
bù怖
de的
yī一
mù幕
，
tā她
xià吓
de得
liǎn脸
sè色
tiě铁
qīng青
。
Seeing that horrific scene, she turned pale with fear.
Fù父
qīn亲
tiě铁
qīng青
zhe着
liǎn脸
zǒu走
chū出
le了
fáng房
jiān间
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
xià吓
de得
bù不
gǎn敢
shuō说
huà话
。
Father walked out of the room with a livid face, and we were all too frightened to speak.