After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「粉面油頭」. Meaning and usage are below.
Here, we present the idiom 「粉面油頭」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Powder your face and oil your hair. Describes a woman’s makeup.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fěn miàn yóu tóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fan2 min6 yau2/yau4 tau4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

