of a woman with face powdered and eyebrows darkened(fěn bái dài lǜ)

of a woman with face powdered and eyebrows darkened

Pinyin is f à Nb á ID à IL à, which means white and black. It's from "songs of Chu · Da Zhao".

Analysis of Idioms

White and black

The origin of Idioms

In Chu Ci Da Zhao written by Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period: "white and black, Shi Fangze only."

Idiom usage

Combined; used as attribute; refers to women's adornment. In Tang Hanyu's preface to sending Li Yuan back to Pangu: "those with light train, long sleeves, white and green, live in the house." Pu Songling's strange tales from a Lonely Studio - monk of Changqing Dynasty: "at the beginning, those who are white and green will gather consultants." Bing Xin's "sister June 1": "on the benches beside the wall, there are white and green women with colorful faces, laughing and talking endlessly." For a while, the swallows sing and the warblers crow, and suddenly turn the dining room and living room into a beautiful valley. (Chapter 31 of Nie Hai Hua)

Chinese PinYin : fěn bái dài lǜ