鬼脸 (guǐ liǎn) — funny face; grimace (an exaggerated facial expression); play mask (a mask with exaggerated or comical features)
Definition
Literally 'ghost face': a deliberately exaggerated funny face you make or a comical mask you wear — the action 做鬼脸 means making faces / grimacing, while 戴鬼脸 refers to the costume mask.
noun
funny facegrimace (an exaggerated facial expression)play mask (a mask with exaggerated or comical features)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Xiǎo nǚ hái xǐ huan duì jìng zi zuò guǐ liǎn.The little girl likes to make funny faces at the mirror.
- ，鬼脸。Tā cháng le yì kǒu kǔ guā, lì kè zuò chū le guǐ liǎn.He tasted a piece of bitter melon and immediately made a grimace.
- ，鬼脸。Wàn shèng jié nà tiān, hái zi men dōu dài zhe guǐ liǎn.On Halloween, all the children wore play masks.
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