面如重棗

See also: 面如重枣

Chinese

		face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	as (if); such as	color of dark jujube fruit; dark red
trad. (面如重棗)		面	如	重棗
simp. (面如重枣)		面	如	重枣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miàn rú zhòngzǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miàn rú zhòngzǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miàn rú jhòngzǎo
    • Wade–Giles: mien⁴ ju² chung⁴-tsao³
    • Yale: myàn rú jùng-dzǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miann ru jonqtzao
    • Palladius: мянь жу чжунцзао (mjanʹ žu čžunczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

面如重棗

1. describes a face which is as red as the color of dark jujube fruit

   • 玄德看其人，身長九尺，髯長二尺；面如重棗，脣若塗脂；丹鳳眼，臥蠶眉；相貌堂堂，威風凜凜。 [MSC, trad.]
     玄德看其人，身长九尺，髯长二尺；面如重枣，唇若涂脂；丹凤眼，卧蚕眉；相貌堂堂，威风凛凛。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1

     Xuándé kàn qí rén, shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, ráncháng èr chǐ; miànrúzhòngzǎo, chúnruòtúzhī; dānfèngyǎn, wòcánméi; xiàngmàotángtáng, wēifēnglǐnlǐn. [Pinyin]

     Xuande took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard; his face was the color of a dark jujube, with lips that were red and plump; his eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows resembled reclining silkworms. He had a dignified air, and looked quite majestic.