雖無過犯，面目可憎 (seoi1 mou4 gwo3 faan6, min6 muk6 ho2 zang1 | sui1 wu2 guo4 fan4, mian4 mu4 ke3 zeng1) : your face alone is loathsome enough to offend people

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雖無過犯，面目可憎

seoi1 mou4 gwo3 faan6, min6 muk6 ho2 zang1

sui1 wu2 guo4 fan4, mian4 mu4 ke3 zeng1

your face alone is loathsome enough to offend people; though committing no crime, you offend people by your abominable look

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

雖無過犯，面目可憎 / 虽无过犯，面目可憎

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Characters in this word:

雖 seoi1 - although
無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have
過 gwo3 - pass through; across
犯 faan6 faan6*2 - offend; violate; invade; criminal
， - (not in database)
面 min6 - face; surface; top; side; aspect; extent
目 muk6 - eye
可 ho2 hak1 - can; approve; need; but
憎 zang1 - hate; detest; loathe

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