涂脂抹粉 — Chinese idiom
涂脂抹粉
tú zhī mǒ fěn
Traditional: 塗脂抹粉
Meaning
- to put on makeup
- to prettify
Character by character
- 涂túto smear, to scribble, to daub; surname
- 脂zhīfat, grease, lard, oil
- 抹mǒto apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
- 粉fěnpowder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
Idioms sharing a character
- 一塌糊涂 yī tā hú tu
- 一败涂地 yī bài tú dì
- 生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn
- 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo
- 吃干抹净 chī gān mā jìng
- 抹不下脸 mǒ bù xià liǎn
- 拐弯抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo
- 淡妆浓抹 dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ
- 浓妆艳抹 nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ
- 桃腮粉脸 táo sāi fěn liǎn
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