红脸 (hóng liǎn) — to blush (face turns red from shyness or embarrassment); to get angry, to flush with anger
Definition
A vivid verb meaning 'to turn red in the face' from either shyness/embarrassment or anger — the cause is given by context, not the word itself.
verb
to blush (face turns red from shyness or embarrassment)to get angryto flush with anger
Examples
- 。Tā hài xiū dé hóng le liǎn.He blushed from shyness.
- 。Tā men liǎ cóng lái méi hóng guò liǎn.The two of them have never had a quarrel.
- ，。Tā zhè ge rén ài hóng liǎn, yì shuō huà jiù liǎn hóng.He blushes easily — his face turns red as soon as he speaks.
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