white about the gills

white about the gills

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s è R ú s ǐ Hu ī, meaning pale and ugly. It comes from "Sanshui Xiaodu · Wang Zhigu" by Huangfu of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

He is pale and ugly

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: pale as death

The origin of Idioms

Wang Zhigu, a Sanshui Xiaodu written by Huangfu of Tang Dynasty, said: "the nanny suddenly screamed at the servant's place, and her color was as pale as death. When she got up, she went into the house regardless of it."

Idiom explanation

It means pale and ugly.