| 颜面扫地 |
yán miàn sǎo dì |
lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom / to be thoroughly discredited (idiom) |
| 颜 |
Yán |
surname Yan |
| 颜 |
yán |
color / face / countenance |
| 颜 |
yán |
Japanese variant of 颜 |
| 颜面 |
yán miàn |
face / prestige |
| 面 |
miàn |
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面 |
miàn |
variant of 面 |
| 面 |
miàn |
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |
| 扫 |
sǎo |
to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan |
| 扫 |
sào |
(bound form) a (large) broom |
| 扫地 |
sǎo dì |
to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |