没脸
méi liǎn
Pinyin

Definition

没脸
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méi liǎn
  1. ashamed
  2. embarrassed
  3. not having the face (to meet people)
  4. not daring (out of shame)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

méi
  1. 1 (negative prefix for verbs)
  2. 2 have not
  3. 3 not
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
diū liǎn
  1. 1 to lose face
  2. 2 humiliation
méi shì
  1. 1 it's not important
  2. 2 it's nothing
  3. 3 never mind
  4. 4 to have nothing to do
  5. 5 to be free
  6. 6 to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
méi shén me
  1. 1 nothing
  2. 2 it doesn't matter
  3. 3 it's nothing
  4. 4 never mind
méi jìn
  1. 1 to have no strength
  2. 2 to feel weak
  3. 3 exhausted
  4. 4 feeling listless
  5. 5 boring
  6. 6 of no interest
méi xīn méi fèi
  1. 1 simple-minded
  2. 2 thoughtless
  3. 3 heartless
  4. 4 nitwitted
mò shōu
  1. 1 to confiscate
  2. 2 to seize
méi fǎ
  1. 1 at a loss
  2. 2 unable to do anything about it
  3. 3 to have no choice
méi yòng
  1. 1 useless
méi cuò
  1. 1 that's right
  2. 2 sure!
  3. 3 rest assured!
  4. 4 that's good
  5. 5 can't go wrong
xǐ liǎn
  1. 1 to wash your face
yān mò
  1. 1 to submerge
  2. 2 to drown
  3. 3 to flood
  4. 4 to drown out (also fig.)
mǎn liǎn
  1. 1 across one's whole face
xiào liǎn
  1. 1 smiling face
  2. 2 smiley :) ☺
  3. 3 CL:副[fù]
liǎn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
liǎn hóng
  1. 1 to blush
  2. 2 to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
liǎn sè
  1. 1 complexion
  2. 2 look
liǎn dàn
  1. 1 cheek
  2. 2 face
liǎn bù
  1. 1 face

Idioms (20)

三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
  1. 1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn
  1. 1 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
  2. 2 showering down
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱红脸
chàng hóng liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
  2. 2 to play the good cop
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
  1. 1 to look anxious (idiom)
  2. 2 to look miserable
打肿脸充胖子
dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi
  1. 1 lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
抹不下脸
mǒ bù xià liǎn
  1. 1 to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
桃腮粉脸
táo sāi fěn liǎn
  1. 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
  1. 1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān
  1. 1 to be without food or clothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to be very poor
没有不透风的墙
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng
  1. 1 (idiom) no secret can be kept forever

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