面如冠玉

Chinese

		face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	as (if); such as	an ornamental piece of jade which adorns a hat
trad. (面如冠玉)		面	如	冠玉
simp. #(面如冠玉)		面	如	冠玉

Etymology

面 (face) + 如 (like) + 冠玉 (an ornamental piece of jade which adorns a hat)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miàn rú guānyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miàn rú guānyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miàn rú guanyù
    • Wade–Giles: mien⁴ ju² kuan¹-yü⁴
    • Yale: myàn rú gwān-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miann ru guanyuh
    • Palladius: мянь жу гуаньюй (mjanʹ žu guanʹjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

Idiom

面如冠玉

1. describes a man that has a striking or handsome face