黑面 (haak1 min6 | hei1 mian4) : [v] to give a stern look

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黑面

haak1 min6

hei1 mian4

[v] to give a stern or displeased look. It is used to described the expression of somebody when they see or hear something that they don't like.

It is usually expressed as:

黑晒塊面
haak1 saai3 faai3 min6

or

黑面口
haak1 hak1 min6 hau2

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 132,000

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

黑面

This word has been viewed 2564 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Wonton on 24th Jan 2005 03:56 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

黑 hak1 haak1 - black; dark; secret; wicked
面 min6 - face; surface; top; side; aspect; extent

4 compounds containing this word:

黑面口 - [v] to give a stern look; to be angry
黑面神 - the "Waxy Leaf" plant; [粵]: a person showing an angry face
黑口黑面 - look displeased; ill-humoured
Common Formations:
黑面包 - black bread; brown bread; rye bread

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佢一見到我，即刻黑面粵
Once he saw me, he gave me a stern look.

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Decimal representation of this word: 黑面

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