white about the gills
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s è R ú s ǐ Hu ī, meaning pale and ugly. It comes from "Sanshui Xiaodu · Wang Zhigu" by Huangfu of Tang Dynasty.
Idiom usage
He is pale and ugly
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: pale as death
The origin of Idioms
Wang Zhigu, a Sanshui Xiaodu written by Huangfu of Tang Dynasty, said: "the nanny suddenly screamed at the servant's place, and her color was as pale as death. When she got up, she went into the house regardless of it."
Idiom explanation
It means pale and ugly.
Chinese PinYin : sè rú sǐ huī
white about the gills