gray(huī tóu tǔ liǎn)

gray

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ī t ó ut ǔ Li ǎ n, which means a face covered with dust. It also describes a look of sadness or depression. From the five Lantern Festival.

The origin of Idioms

Volume 20 of Wu Deng Hui Yuan written by Shi Puji of Song Dynasty: "with a dusty surface, with water and mud, singing nine songs and writing ten songs, pointing deer as horses, it is not only to bear the burden of sages, but also to bury one's own spirit."

Idiom usage

Used as an object, attribute, adverbial; used of a person's manner. When he finished his performance, he was disheartened. 2. If you go happily, don't come back disheartened. 3. There are muck trucks passing through this road all day. After walking this road and returning home, you will be disheartened. When I saw his face, I knew that he was not good enough for so many years.

Chinese PinYin : huī tóu tǔ liǎn