涂脂抹粉
tú​zhī​mǒ​fěn

to doll up

  • created sense approved 涂脂抹粉/塗脂抹粉 · tú​zhī​mǒ​fěn · to doll up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    涂脂抹粉 / 塗脂抹粉

    tú​zhī​mǒ​fěn

    to doll up

    to apply rouge and powder; refers to a woman putting on heavy makeup

    涂 (literal) → 涂/塗 · tú · to smear 脂 (literal) → 脂 · zhī · cosmetics 抹 (literal) → 抹 · mǒ · to smear 粉 (literal) → 粉 · fěn · to apply powder

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 涂脂抹粉/塗脂抹粉 · tú​zhī​mǒ​fěn · to whitewash — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    涂脂抹粉 / 塗脂抹粉

    tú​zhī​mǒ​fěn

    to whitewash

    (metaphor) to prettify or gloss over something ugly; to cover up the truth or presentable

    涂 (literal) → 涂/塗 · tú · to smear 脂 (literal) → 脂 · zhī · cosmetics 抹 (literal) → 抹 · mǒ · to smear 粉 (literal) → 粉 · fěn · to apply powder

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

    created sense