煞白 (shà bái) — deathly pale, ghastly pale

Definition

A vivid, somewhat literary way to describe a face that has turned extremely pale (from fear, shock, or illness) — not plain 'white', but a striking, almost sickly pallor.

verb

deathly paleghastly pale

Examples

煞白。
Tā xià dé liǎn dōu shà bái le.
He was so scared his face turned ghastly pale.
煞白。
Tā shēng bìng de liǎn sè shà bái rú zhǐ.
Her sick complexion was deathly pale like paper.
，煞白。
Kàn dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā de liǎn sè lì kè shà bái le.
Upon seeing this news, his complexion immediately turned ghastly pale.

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