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面目全非 (min6 muk6 cyun4 fei1) — to look totally different than one did originally; of one's appearance to be distorted beyond recognition in Cantonese

minˍ₆面mukˍ₆目cyunˎ₄全feiˉ¹非
Mandarin Pinyin: mian4 mu4 quan2 fei1

Meaning of 面目全非

nounto look totally different than one did originally; of one's appearance to be distorted beyond recognition

Characters in 面目全非

面min6
face; surface; top
目muk6
look; regard; see
全cyun4
perfect
非fei1
wrong; unjustified; wrongdoing

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