面授机宜 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation

Character by character

• 面miànface; surface, side; plane, dimension
• 授shòuto award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 机jīdesk; machine; moment, opportunity
• 宜yífitting, proper, right; what one should do

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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