灰頭土臉
See also: 灰头土脸
Chinese edit
grey; ash | head; (noun suffix) | earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
face | ||
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trad. (灰頭土臉) | 灰 | 頭 | 土 | 臉 | |
simp. (灰头土脸) | 灰 | 头 | 土 | 脸 | |
Literally: “to have one's entire head a face covered in dirt”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
灰頭土臉
- to look despondent; to look dejected