| 灰头土脸 |
huī tóu tǔ liǎn |
head and face filthy with grime (idiom) / covered in dirt / dejected and depressed |
| 灰 |
huī |
ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected |
| 头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |
| 土 |
Tǔ |
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
| 土 |
tǔ |
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 脸 |
liǎn |
face / CL:张,个 |