囚首垢面 is an idiom
囚首垢面qiú shǒu gòu miàn
with unkempt hair and dirty face
象监狱里的犯人,好久没有理发和洗脸。形容不注意清洁、修饰。
Origin 《汉书·王莽传上》:“莽侍疾,亲尝药,乱首垢面,不解衣带连月。”
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首HSK 4top 2kAmong the 2,000 most common words 1.head2.chief3.first (occasion, thing etc)4.classifier for poems, songs etc+1 more 面HSK 2top 2kAmong the 2,000 most common words 1.face2.side3.surface4.aspect+2 more+3 more 面麪HSK 2top 2kAmong the 2,000 most common words variant of 面[miàn]
面麵HSK 2top 2kAmong the 2,000 most common words 1.flour2.noodles3.(of food) soft (not crunchy)4.(slang) (of a person) ineffectual+1 more+2 more