面如灰土 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• ashen-faced

Character by character

• 面miànface; surface, side; plane, dimension
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 灰huīashes; dust; lime, mortar
• 土tǔsoil, earth; items made of earth

Idioms sharing a character

• 一面之缘 yī miàn zhī yuán
• 人面兽心 rén miàn shòu xīn
• 以泪洗面 yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
• 两面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo
• 别开生面 bié kāi shēng miàn
• 唾面自干 tuò miàn zì gān
• 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng
• 四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē
• 掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì
• 改头换面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn

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