翻脸不认人

Traditional: 翻臉不認人

fān liǎn bù rèn rén

Dictionary entry

to fall out with sb and become hostile

What does 翻脸不认人 mean?

翻脸不认人 (fān liǎn bù rèn rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fall out with sb and become hostile

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翻fānto turn over · to flip over 脸liǎnface · CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-认rènto recognize · to know 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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翻脸不认人

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