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顏值

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Chinese

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colour; countenance; face value; (to be) worth; to happen
trad. (顏值)
simp. (颜值)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (かお) (kao, face) + (zhí, “value”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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顏值

  1. (neologism, slang) level of physical attractiveness; one's facial appearance, rated as a score
    顏值醫生颜值医生  ―  yánzhí hěn gāo de yīshēng  ―  a very good-looking doctor
    顏值爆錶颜值爆表  ―  yánzhí bàobiǎo  ―  one's level of physical attractiveness is off the charts