face to face(miàn miàn xiāng kàn)

face to face

In face to face, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is mi à NMI à nxi à NGK à n, which means to be helpless because of nervousness or fear. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Look at each other speechless. Describes a situation in which there is nothing to do because of nervousness or fear.

The origin of Idioms

Cao Xueqin's 105th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions in the Qing Dynasty: "it doesn't matter. It frightens Jia Zheng's superiors and subordinates to look at each other face to face. When they are happy, the family members of the soldiers are going to fight everywhere."

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, attributive, adverbial; used to describe the expression of panic

Example: Shen Yaozong and his security regiment looked at each other face to face and said nothing. The first chapter of Kong Jue and Yuan Jing's biography of new heroes

Chinese PinYin : miàn miàn xiāng kàn