掩面 yǎnmiàn to cover one's face Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 掩面失色 yǎnmiànshīsè pale with fear To cover one's face and lose color from fear; to be struck with terror or alarm掩面而泣 yǎnmiàn'érqì cover one's face and weep To cover one's face in one's hands while weeping, usually out of grief or shame