灰頭土臉 in Chinese

IPA: /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ liːm¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ liːm¹³/ Chinese transliterations: huītóutǔliǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄟㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fui¹ tau⁴ tou² lim⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], huītóutǔliǎn [Phonetic:huītóutúliǎn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄨㄟㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], hueitóutǔliǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hui¹-tʻou²-tʻu³-lien³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hwēi-tóu-tǔ-lyǎn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], hueitourtuulean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хуэйтоутулянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xuejtoutuljanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], fūi tàuh tóu líhm [Cantonese, Yale], fui¹ tau⁴ tou² lim⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fui¹ teo⁴ tou² lim⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 灰头土脸 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 灰頭土臉

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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to have one's entire head a face covered in dirt",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "to look despondent; to look dejected"
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      "id": "en-灰頭土臉-zh-phrase-WGTPcWy9",
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          "dejected",
          "dejected"
        ]
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huītóutǔliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fui¹ tau⁴ tou² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huītóutǔliǎn [Phonetic:huītóutúliǎn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hueitóutǔliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hui¹-tʻou²-tʻu³-lien³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwēi-tóu-tǔ-lyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hueitourtuulean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуэйтоутулянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xuejtoutuljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fūi tàuh tóu líhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fui¹ tau⁴ tou² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fui¹ teo⁴ tou² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: huītóutúliǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ liːm¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "灰頭土臉"
}

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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to have one's entire head a face covered in dirt",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 土",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 灰",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 臉",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
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        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "to look despondent; to look dejected"
      ],
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        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "despondent",
          "despondent"
        ],
        [
          "dejected",
          "dejected"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huītóutǔliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fui¹ tau⁴ tou² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huītóutǔliǎn [Phonetic:huītóutúliǎn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hueitóutǔliǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hui¹-tʻou²-tʻu³-lien³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwēi-tóu-tǔ-lyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hueitourtuulean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуэйтоутулянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xuejtoutuljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fūi tàuh tóu líhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fui¹ tau⁴ tou² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fui¹ teo⁴ tou² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: huītóutúliǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ liːm¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "灰頭土臉"
}

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"灰頭土臉" meaning in Chinese

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