His face looks like earth(miàn rú tǔ sè)

His face looks like earth

It is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is mi à NR ú t à s è, which means that the face is gray and white. It describes extreme panic. From Dunhuang Bianwen Ji Bu Bianwen.

The origin of Idioms

In Dunhuang Bianwen Ji Bu Bianwen: "when you go back to the wall to see Ji Bu, your face looks like earth, and your eyebrows are frequent."

Idiom usage

As predicate, attribute, complement, adverbial; refers to panic. Example Feng Menglong's "warning of the world" Volume 9: "Li Bai read it again, and the sound was sonorous. If he did not dare to speak, his face was like the color of the earth, and he could not help but worship the dance." Chapter 18 of Shi Naian's outlaws of the marsh in Ming Dynasty: many public men yell that Bai Sheng's face looks like earth, so they take out a bag of gold and silver underground, then wrap his head's face, take his wife, carry the stolen goods, and rush back to Jeju City overnight. Chapter 45 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty. In Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong's "warning of the world" is related to the main theme: "Sun Po was only told by Yu Liang, and she was as surprised as earth." The first chapter of Feng Menglong's Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in Ming Dynasty: "King Xuan was very angry and said:" in this case, why don't you understand the music? It's clear that he abandoned my life and acted against such a disloyal minister. What's the use of him? " "Take out the imperial gate, behead and show to the public!" All the officials were so scared that they looked like earth. " Chapter 54 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "Pan Dang saw it from a distance and mistook it for a large army. It was a light matter and a heavy report, which made King Zhuang look like a native." Chapter 93 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: Jia Qin picked it up and looked as if she was scared and said, "who did this? I didn't offend anyone. Why do you pit me so much?" Chapter 17 of Shi Yukun's "three heroes and five righteousness" in Qing Dynasty: at this time, Ge thief's face was as pale as earth. He regretted not coming and died of guillotine. The 15th chapter of Cao Xueqin's dream of Red Mansions in the Qing Dynasty: Jia pardons Jia Zheng and his staff. They frighten their faces like dirt and tremble all over their bodies. next to Guangxu, his face was as dull as earth.

Idiom story

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Yu Liang, a scholar, walked eight thousand miles to Hangzhou, the capital city, to take an exam. As a result, he failed in the exam. He had no money, so he went to Hangzhou West Lake to write a poem about Queqiao fairy, and was ready to commit suicide. In his dream, the emperor decided that Yu Liang was a talented person. He sent people to the hotel to find him. The owner's grandmother was so scared that Yu Liang was appointed a senior official.

Chinese PinYin : miàn rú tǔ sè