菜色 (cài sè) — famished look; haggard appearance from hunger

Definition

Examples

• 他这几天没吃饭，脸上出现了菜色。
  Tā zhè jǐ tiān méi chī fàn, liǎn shàng chū xiàn le cài sè.
  He hasn't eaten for days, and a famished look has appeared on his face.
• 从她的菜色可以看出来，她已经很久没吃东西了。
  Cóng tā de cài sè kě yǐ kàn chū lái, tā yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ méi chī dōng xī le.
  From her famished look, you can tell she hasn't eaten for a long time.
• 孩子们面有菜色，显然都饿坏了。
  Hái zi men miàn yǒu cài sè, xiǎn rán dōu è huài le.
  The children had a famished look; they were obviously starving.