面不改色

Chinese

		face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	not; no	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	color; dice; look color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad. (面不改色)		面	不	改	色

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miànbùgǎisè

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁶ bat¹ goi² sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miànbùgǎisè
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miànbùgǎisè
  - Wade–Giles: mien⁴-pu⁴-kai³-sê⁴
  - Yale: myàn-bù-gǎi-sè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miannbugaeseh
  - Palladius: мяньбугайсэ (mjanʹbugajsɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁶ bat¹ goi² sik¹
  - Yale: mihn bāt gói sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶ bat⁷ goi² sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁶ bed¹ goi² xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

Idiom

面不改色

one's facial expression remains unchanged; to remain calm; without batting an eyelid

Synonyms

面不改容 (miànbùgǎiróng)

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