xǐ​jìng​qiān​huá

to wash away makeup

  • created sense approved 洗净铅华/洗淨鉛華 · xǐ​jìng​qiān​huá · to wash away makeup — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗净铅华 / 洗淨鉛華

    xǐ​jìng​qiān​huá

    to wash away makeup

    Literally means to wash off all facial powder and cosmetics; used to describe a person who has left behind a glamorous or flashy lifestyle for one that is simple and quiet.

    洗净 (literal) → 洗净/洗淨 · xǐ​jìng · to wash clean 铅华 (literal) → 铅华/鉛華 · qiān​huá · cosmetics

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

    created sense