面如死灰 miànrúsǐhuī deathly pale Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 面如死灰 miànrúsǐhuī deathly pale having a complexion as gray and lifeless as cold ashes frightened to death extremely frightened or disheartened, often resulting in a pale or gray complexion Frequency Written text 0.180 per million Cross-References Synonym 面如土色 miànrútǔsè面无人色 miànwúrénsè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
面如死灰 miànrúsǐhuī deathly pale having a complexion as gray and lifeless as cold ashes frightened to death extremely frightened or disheartened, often resulting in a pale or gray complexion Frequency Written text 0.180 per million Cross-References Synonym 面如土色 miànrútǔsè面无人色 miànwúrénsè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)