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容颜失色

róng yán shī sèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of complexion) to lose one's color / to blanch / to look wan
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-162b83408ac7ce6e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

容顏失色 容颜失色 [rong2 yan2 shi1 se4] /(of complexion) to lose one's color; to blanch; to look wan/

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Other forms in these source records: 容顏失色

  • 容
    róng

    to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance

    Róng

    surname Rong

  • 颜
    yán

    color / face / countenance

    Yán

    surname Yan

  • 失
    shī

    to lose / to miss / to fail

  • 色
    sè

    color / CL:種|种[zhǒng] / look / appearance / sex

    shǎi

    (coll.) color / used in 色子[shǎi zi]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.