have a pale , anemic complexion

have a pale , anemic complexion

The people have their own dishes, and the Chinese language has become a success. The Pinyin is m í NY à UC à is è, which means to describe the appearance of malnutrition due to hunger. It comes from the book of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Yuan Ji.

Idiom explanation

Dish color: hungry face.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote in the book of the Han Dynasty, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty: "the year is more than the disaster, and the people have their own dishes."

Idiom usage

It's a sign of malnutrition.

Examples

In his dynasty, he didn't speak frankly; in his wild, the people had a good taste. The 13th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty