make up one 's face heavily and dress gaudily

make up one 's face heavily and dress gaudily

Heavy make-up, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ó ngzhu à ngy à NGU à, meaning women's heavy and gorgeous make-up. It's from the peach land by mistake.

Notes on Idioms

Make up: dress up.

The origin of Idioms

The second fold of Prince Yuan '

Idiom usage

A woman is dressed up in a rich and colorful way. example at the end of the ceremony, i.e. remove the filial piety clothes, bathe in incense, make-up and laugh. (Chapter 38 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty)

Analysis of Idioms

Black shoes and stockings