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Pink face and vermilion, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f à NMI à nzh à ch ú n, which means white face and red lips. Sometimes it describes a beautiful face. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

He came out. His clothes were simpler than those on the picture. He didn't take a tightrope or an abacus. He was a snow-white man with pink face and vermilion lips. His eyebrows were as black as paint. He didn't know whether he was laughing or crying.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: colorful

The origin of Idioms

The seventh chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "as I said, I went out and brought in a little girl. She was born a little thinner than Baoyu. She has a pretty face and lips. She has a handsome figure and elegant manner. She seems to be on top of Baoyu."

Idiom explanation

White face and red lips. Sometimes it describes a beautiful face.