huī​tóu​tǔ​liǎn

covered in dirt

灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī​tóu​tǔ​liǎn
covered in dirt
covered in dust and grime; looking filthy or ashen-faced from wind and dust
dejected
feeling discouraged, dispirited, or crestfallen
disgraced
suffering a setback and losing face; feeling ashamed after being rebuffed or meeting with failure

Frequency

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0.779 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)