yuán​liǎn

round face

  • created reference approved 圆脸/圓臉 → 张/張 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圆脸 / 圓臉 yuán​liǎn

    张 / 張 zhāng

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 圆脸/圓臉 · yuán​liǎn · round face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圆脸 / 圓臉

    yuán​liǎn

    round face

    a face with a round shape

    圆 (literal) → 圆/圓 · yuán · round 脸 (literal) → 脸/臉 · liǎn · face (anatomy)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 圆脸/圓臉 · yuán​liǎn · to save face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圆脸 / 圓臉

    yuán​liǎn

    to save face

    colloquial use meaning to preserve someone's dignity or make up for a social slight

    圆, 脸

    圆 (literal) → 圆/圓 · yuán · to make plausible 脸 (literal) → 脸/臉 · liǎn · face (prestige)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense