rouge; blusher; cheek color

mumps; parotitis

a large salivary gland located in front of and below each ear; also called [[耳下腺|耳下腺|er3 xia4 xian4]]

lower part of the cheek; jowl

A beard that connects with the sideburns and covers the cheeks; whiskers.

To scratch one's ears and cheeks as a sign of being anxious, agitated, or at a loss for what to do

whiskers extending from the sideburns down the cheeks and around the chin; full beard

A face with a protruding mouth and gaunt cheeks; describes a person with a skinny or ugly face, often implying a shifty or dishonest character

Acute viral inflammation of the parotid glands, typically affecting children and characterized by fever and swelling of the side of the face; also known as [[流行性腮腺炎|流行性腮腺炎|liu2 xing2 xing4 sai1 xian4 yan2]] or [[腮腺炎|腮腺炎|sai1 xian4 yan2]].

beard growing down the sides of the face and meeting under the chin

full beard; whiskers that grow down the sides of the face and meet under the chin

the lower part of the cheek or the jawline

clumsy-tongued or unable to express oneself clearly; poor at speaking

the upper jaw of an animal, particularly in certain biological or dialectal contexts

to cup one's cheek or chin in the palm of the hand

To fail the imperial civil-service examination

to fail an examination or suffer a major career setback; literally to expose one's gills at the Dragon Gate

having cheeks as pink as peaches; describes a woman with a beautiful, youthful complexion

mumps; epidemic parotitis, an acute viral infection characterized by swelling of the parotid glands, fever, and pain; most common in children and usually results in lifelong immunity

clumsy in speech; not good at expressing oneself

the side of the face below the eye; cheek

(erhua variant) the cheek; the side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear

chin rest for a musical instrument, such as a violin or viola

whiskers or hair growing on the sides of the face

measles, mumps, and rubella; commonly refers to the MMR triple vaccine