1. one side of the story2. one-sided statement
quadric surface (geometry)
1. (lit.) human face, beastly heart (idiom)2. (fig.) mild in appearance but malicious in nature
1. masked ball2. masquerade
1. complete prohibition2. total ban
1. two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross2. double dealing and back stabbing
1. Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)2. House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 张艺谋[zhāng yì móu])
1. floor area2. occupied area3. footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)
1. (PRC) teacher by negative example2. sb from whom one can learn what not to do
1. to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek2. to drain the cup of humiliation
Graphical User Interface (GUI) (computing)
1. scowling in anger2. rage written across one's face
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
1. pleasantly smiling2. radiant with happiness
1. on the table2. fig. everything open and above board
正反两面 正反兩面 zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn 1. two-way2. reversible3. both sides of the coin
1. to regard face as all-important2. to consider loss of face unthinkable
1. lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways2. to turn over a new leaf
African baobab; monkey-bread tree (Adansonia digitata)
1. lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience2. still wet behind the ears
1. (idiom) to have never met2. to be complete strangers
1. lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi]) (idiom)2. fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup3. to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
1. to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly2. to give one's opponent a way out3. lenient treatment
装点门面 裝點門面 zhuāng diǎn mén miàn 1. lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)2. fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)3. to keep up appearances4. to put up a front+1 条 1. to refuse to meet sb2. to avoid sb
erhua variant of 杂和面[zá huo miàn]
ferocious-looking (idiom)
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
1. to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds2. to stand in the corner (punishment)3. (fig.) to examine one's conscience
to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
(idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation
to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
1. complete change (idiom); facelift2. We're in a wholly new situation.