臊眉耷眼

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Dictionary entry

(dialect) ashamed

What does 臊眉耷眼 mean?

臊眉耷眼 (sào méi dā yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(dialect) ashamed

Character breakdown

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臊sāoto smell of urine (or sweat etc)眉méieyebrow · upper margin 耷dā(literary) big ears · (bound form) to droop 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance

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臊眉耷眼

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