翻臉不認人 fān liǎn bù rèn rén

to fall out with sb and become hostile

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to fall out with sb and become hostile

Characters

Character Meaning
翻 fān HSK 4
to turn over; to flip over; to translate
臉 liǎn
face
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
認 rèn
to recognize; to know; to admit
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man