- lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)
- fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
Characters
- 面 (面): face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- 黄 (黃): surname Huang or Hwang
- 肌 (肌): (bound form) flesh; muscle
- 瘦 (瘦): thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
Resources
- Wiktionary: 面黄肌瘦
- MDBG: 面黄肌瘦
- Examples with 面黄肌瘦 on Tatoeba
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