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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「耳紅面赤」 here, with meaning and examples.

The idiom being introduced now is 「耳紅面赤」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

The ears and face are red. Describes the facial expression when one is trying too hard, is very emotional, or is ashamed.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ěr hóng miàn chì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi5 hung4 min6/min2 chek3

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.