络腮胡子 (luò sāi hú zi) — full beard

Definition

A colloquial noun for a full, bushy beard that grows across the cheeks and jaw (not just the chin). Unlike literary terms like 长髯, this is the everyday spoken word.

idiom
full beard

Examples

  • 络腮胡子
    Tā liú le yì liǎn luò sāi hú zi.
    He has grown a full beard.
  • 络腮胡子
    Hěn duō nán rén xǐ huan liú luò sāi hú zi.
    Many men like to grow a full beard.
  • 络腮胡子
    luò sāi hú zi Ràng tā kàn qǐ lái gèng chéng shú le.
    A full beard makes him look more mature.

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