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ngaanˎ₄
()
Pinyin
yan2
Translations
noun
prestige; reputation; honour
noun
face; countenance; facial expression
noun
a Chinese surname
noun
colour; pigment; paint
mukˍ₆ngaanˎ₄sikˉ¹batˉ¹
(木颜色笔)
Pinyin
mu4 yan2 se4 bi3
Translations
noun
coloured pencils
noun
colouring pencils
lungˎ₄ngaanˎ₄
(龙颜)
Pinyin
long2 yan2
Translations
noun
he countenance of the emperor
noun
countenance of the emperor
ngaanˎ₄minˍ₆
(颜面)
Pinyin
yan2 mian4
Translations
noun
face, facial feature; [adj] prosopo- (a prefix in medical terms meaning facial)
hauˏ₅ngaanˎ₄mouˎ₄ciˊ²
(厚颜无耻)
Pinyin
hou4 yan2 wu2 chi3
Translations
noun
shameless
ngˏ₅ngaanˎ₄lukˍ₆sikˉ¹
(五颜六色)
Pinyin
wu3 yan2 liu4 se4
Translations
noun
multi-coloured, colorful, motley
noun
(adjective) rainbow-colored
joengˏ₅ngaanˎ₄
(养颜)
Pinyin
yang3 yan2
Translations
noun
nourish the complexion; of food or skin product to improve one's facial complexion
saamˉ¹fanˉ¹ngaanˎ₄sikˉ¹soengˏ₅daaiˍ₆hungˎ₄
(三分颜色上大红)
Pinyin
san1 fen1 yan2 se4 shang4 da4 hong2
Translations
noun
go beyond one's depth; overrrate one's own abilities; overreach onself
noun
to be greedy; to have won an inch and expect a mile; to push one's luck
noun
it is used to describe a person who boasts, thinks he/ she is superior after getting a small praise from others
zyu˗₃ngaanˎ₄jauˏ₅seotˍ₆
(驻颜有术)
Pinyin
zhu4 yan2 you3 shu4
Translations
noun
able to maintain a young look; look young
noun
to have a recipe for eternal youth / to maintain a young look; (be) skilled in making oneself look youthful; to look young
koengˏ₅ngaanˎ₄funˉ¹siu˗₃
(强颜欢笑)
Pinyin
qiang3 yan2 huan1 xiao4
Translations
noun
to try to look happy when one is sad
ngaanˎ₄liuˊ²
(颜料)
Pinyin
yan2 liao4
Translations
noun
colors; pigment, paint
ngaanˎ₄sikˉ¹batˉ¹
(颜色笔)
Pinyin
yan2 se4 bi3
Translations
noun
(n.) coloured pencil | Mand.: 顏色筆 would be understood but is not really used. 彩色鉛筆、彩色筆、色鉛筆 are usually preferred.
noun
colour pen
ngaanˎ₄minˍ₆sou˗₃deiˍ₆
(颜面扫地)
Pinyin
yan2 mian4 sao3 di4
Translations
noun
great loss of face
hungˎ₄ngaanˎ₄ziˉ¹geiˊ²
(红颜知己)
Pinyin
hong2 yan2 zhi1 ji3
Translations
noun
pretty-faced bosom friend
noun
lady bosom friend; close female friend
sou˗₃ngaanˎ₄
(素颜)
Pinyin
su4 yan2
Translations
noun
(of women) makeup free; without makeup
seoiˊ²coiˊ²ngaanˎ₄sikˉ¹
(水彩颜色)
Pinyin
shui3 cai3 yan2 se4
Translations
noun
watercolors
kaiˊ²ngaanˎ₄
(启颜)
Pinyin
qi3 yan2
Translations
noun
to break forth in a smile (also 開顔)
noun
to say something funny to make someone smile, laugh
geiˊ²fanˉ¹ngaanˎ₄sikˉ¹soengˏ₅daaiˍ₆hungˎ₄
(几分颜色上大红)
Pinyin
ji3 fen1 yan2 se4 shang4 da4 hong2
Translations
noun
go beyond one's depth; overrrate one's own abilities; overreach onself
noun
to be greedy; to have won an inch and expect a mile; to push one's luck | also 三分顏色上大紅
ngaanˎ₄sikˉ¹
(颜色)
Pinyin
yan2 se4
Translations
noun
colour (UK); color (US) | [粵]: also 色水
noun
(slang) someone's ability or captivity
seoiˊ²coiˊ²ngaanˎ₄liuˊ²
(水彩颜料)
Pinyin
shui3 cai3 yan2 liao4
Translations
noun
(n.) water-colour paint (-- the material) (cl: zung2種)
noun
watercolors
ngaanˎ₄taiˊ²
(颜体)
Pinyin
yan2 ti3
Translations
noun
calligraphy style of Yan Zhenqing
hokˍ₆faat˗₃tungˎ₄ngaanˎ₄
(鹤发童颜)
Pinyin
he4 fa4 tong2 yan2
Translations
noun
(literally: with white hair and youthful complexion); to describe an elderly people who has a ruddy complexion
bok˗₃hungˎ₄ngaanˎ₄jatˉ¹siu˗₃
(搏红颜一笑)
Pinyin
bo2 hong2yan2 yi1 xiao4
Translations
noun
to please a woman [colloquial]