面黃肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu

pale and thin; sickly and underfed

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance

Characters

Character Meaning
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect
黃 huáng
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
肌 jī HSK 5
muscle; flesh
瘦 shòu HSK 3
thin; to lose weight; (of meat) lean