面黃肌瘦

Chinese

		face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	yellow	flesh; muscle	tight; thin; lean
trad. (面黃肌瘦)		面	黃	肌	瘦
simp. (面黄肌瘦)		面	黄	肌	瘦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miànhuángjīshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁶ wong⁴ gei¹ sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miànhuángjīshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miànhuángjishòu
    • Wade–Giles: mien⁴-huang²-chi¹-shou⁴
    • Yale: myàn-hwáng-jī-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miannhwangjishow
    • Palladius: мяньхуанцзишоу (mjanʹxuanczišou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: min⁶ wong⁴ gei¹ sau³
    • Yale: mihn wòhng gēi sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶ wong⁴ gei¹ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: min⁶ wong⁴ géi¹ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²² wɔːŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

Idiom

面黃肌瘦

1. to have a sallow complexion and emaciated body; to look sick or malnourished

Synonyms

• (Loudi Xiang) 黃皮寡瘦／黄皮寡瘦