the face turned ashy

the face turned ashy

In Chinese, the Pinyin is mi à NR ú s à Hu à, which means to describe a person's pale face caused by depression or fright. From Huainanzi xiuwuxun.

Idiom explanation

Dead ash: cooled ash.

The origin of Idioms

Huainanzi xiuwuxun: "weeping in the daytime and weeping in the night, his face is as gray as death, his color is moldy and ink, and his tears are mixed."

Idiom usage

It refers to the color difference of a person's face. example after hearing the words of Mingzhu, Xu Qianxue and Yu Guozhu stood on the ground as if they had been struck by lightning. February River Emperor Kangxi 25