Make up(nóng mò dàn zhuāng)

Make up

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ó NGM à D à nzhu à ng, which means two different kinds of make-up: elegant and colorful. It's the same as "light makeup and heavy makeup". It comes from Qin yuan Chun Ji Jia Xuan Cheng Zhi by Liu Guo of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Guo of the Song Dynasty wrote in Qinyuanchun jijiaxuan Chengzhi: "Po is the West Lake, just like Xizi, who is facing the mirror stage with heavy and light makeup."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing. examples it's good to write in a lively way, but it's good to make up a little. The poem Gu Zhou Dao Shan Shui Tu by Liu Ji of Ming Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : nóng mò dàn zhuāng