A face is the part of meat on the body that everyone sees first.
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脸上贴金
脸上贴金
lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)
- 。
He likes to put gold leaf on his face.
- 貳动verb
fig. to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
- 。
He likes to put gold leaf on his own face.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(shell; currency)RADICAL
- 占(seize; divination)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A coin sticks tightly to an object it clings to and takes over.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
脸上贴金
Traditional臉上貼金
lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom)
- 。
He likes to put gold leaf on his face.
- 貳动verb
fig. to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
- 。
He likes to put gold leaf on his own face.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(shell; currency)RADICAL
- 占(seize; divination)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A coin sticks tightly to an object it clings to and takes over.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
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