Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「面黃肌瘦」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「面黃肌瘦」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
His face was yellow and his body was thin. Describes a person who is malnourished or sick.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
miàn huáng jī shòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
min6/min2 wong4 gei1 sau3
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
