一陣青一陣白

See also: 一阵青一阵白

Chinese

		a burst of; a fit of; in one burst a burst of; a fit of; in one burst; all at once; a moment	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	a burst of; a fit of; in one burst a burst of; a fit of; in one burst; all at once; a moment	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (一陣青一陣白)		一陣	青	一陣	白
simp. (一阵青一阵白)		一阵	青	一阵	白

Etymology

Literally: one minute blue, and the next minute white

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīzhèn qīng yīzhèn bái

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄓㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄓㄣˋ ㄅㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīzhèn qīng yīzhèn bái [Phonetic: yízhèn qīng yízhèn bái]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄓㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄓㄣˋ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijhèn cing yijhèn bái
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chên⁴ chʻing¹ i¹-chên⁴ pai²
    • Yale: yī-jèn chīng yī-jèn bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijenn ching ijenn bair
    • Palladius: ичжэнь цин ичжэнь бай (ičžɛnʹ cin ičžɛnʹ baj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

一陣青一陣白

1. describes the change someone's facial expression when they become surprised or angry