尊容 (zūn róng) — (formal, honorific) your esteemed appearance; one's countenance; (colloquial, ironic) one's ugly face; mug
Definition
Literally 'honorable face' — used as a polite/formal word for someone's appearance, but in modern spoken use it's almost always sarcastic, meaning 'that ugly face of yours'. The polite reading is rare; the mocking one is dominant.
noun
(formal, honorific) your esteemed appearanceone's countenance(colloquial, ironic) one's ugly facemug
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 尊容。Tā nà fù zūn róng shí zài bù zěn me yàng.That look of his really isn't great.
- ，尊容。Zài fó jiào yì shù zhōng, fó tuó de zūn róng xiǎn de shí fēn zhuāng yán.In Buddhist art, the venerable face of the Buddha appears very solemn.
- 尊容。Qǐng yǔn xǔ wǒ zàn měi nín de zūn róng.Please allow me to praise your appearance.
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