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顏面掃地

ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6

yan2 mian4 sao3 di4

great loss of face

Level: 3

顏面掃地

顏 ngaan4 aan4 yan2 yai2 - colour
面 min6 mian4 - face of a person; surface
掃 sou3 sou2 sao3 {sao4} | sao4 {sao3} - [1] sweep with a broom; clear away; clean [2]
地 dei6 dei2 di4 de5 de1 - earth; land; soil

This word was added by bybell on 25th Feb 2007

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