面如冠玉

Chinese

		face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	as (if); such as	an ornamental piece of jade which adorns a hat
trad. (面如冠玉)		面	如	冠玉
simp. ^#(面如冠玉)		面	如	冠玉

Etymology

面 (face) + 如 (like) + 冠玉 (an ornamental piece of jade which adorns a hat)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miàn rú guānyù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢㄩˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miàn rú guānyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miàn rú guanyù
  - Wade–Giles: mien⁴ ju² kuan¹-yü⁴
  - Yale: myàn rú gwān-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miann ru guanyuh
  - Palladius: мянь жу гуаньюй (mjanʹ žu guanʹjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

Idiom

面如冠玉

describes a man that has a striking or handsome face

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