颜面扫地

Traditional: 顏面掃地

yán miàn sǎo dì

Dictionary entry

lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom

What does 颜面扫地 mean?

颜面扫地 (yán miàn sǎo dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom

2to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)

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颜Yánsurname Yan 面miànface · side 扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom) · to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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颜面扫地

yán miàn sǎo dì

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