粉墨登场 — Chinese idiom
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
Traditional: 粉墨登場
Meaning
- to make up and go on stage ; to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
Character by character
- 粉fěnpowder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
- 墨mòink; writing; Mexico
- 登dēngto rise, to mount, to board, to climb
- 场chǎngfield, open space; market, square; stage
Idioms sharing a character
- 涂脂抹粉 tú zhī mǒ fěn
- 桃腮粉脸 táo sāi fěn liǎn
- 粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ
- 墨守成规 mò shǒu chéng guī
- 挥毫洒墨 huī háo sǎ mò
- 浓墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi
- 舞文弄墨 wǔ wén nòng mò
- 规矩绳墨 guī ju shéng mò
- 词人墨客 cí rén mò kè
- 近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò
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