a man of no common appearance and very noble in his looks

a man of no common appearance and very noble in his looks

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī Bi ǎ of ē if á n, which means to describe a person's outstanding appearance, very unusual. It comes from the first fold of Yuanyang quilt by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan · anonymous "Yuanyang quilt" the first fold: "born to be unconventional, match you too."

Idiom usage

Generally used as predicate, attribute and object. Example: when he was young, my grandfather was an actor with a good appearance.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: a talent, dignified, Sassou yingzi; Antonyms: his appearance is not popular, zhangtoumousu, physical and moral.