嘴脸 (zuǐ liǎn) — (pejorative) facial expression, countenance; one's true colors (derog.)
Definition
嘴脸 (zuǐ liǎn) means a person's "true colors" as shown in their face — always negative, used to condemn someone's ugly or hypocritical expression. Stronger and more insulting than simply calling a face 脸 or describing looks.
noun
(pejorative) facial expressioncountenanceone's true colors (derog.)
Examples
- 嘴脸。Tā nà fù xū wěi de zuǐ liǎn ràng rén kàn le jiù tǎo yàn.That hypocritical look on his face is disgusting to see.
- 嘴脸。Tā zhōng yú zài dà jiā miàn qián lù chū le zì jǐ de zuǐ liǎn.He finally showed his true colors in front of everyone.
- 嘴脸。Diàn yǐng lǐ nà ge fǎn pài de zuǐ liǎn hěn nán kàn.The villain's expression in that movie is really ugly.
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