- 面红耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì, face red and ears popping; to describe someone who’s fiery mad and smoking-from-the-ears angry 
 
    - 红杏出墙 hóng xìng chū qiáng, the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall; a wife having an illicit lover 
 
    - 戴绿帽子 dài lǜ mào zǐ, wear a green hat; to be cheated on by one’s wife 
 
    - 脸都绿了 liǎn dōu lǜ le, green in the face; to look sickly and unwell 
 
    - 青出于蓝 qīng chū yú lán, green supersedes blue; the younger generation surpasses the older 
 
    - 唇红齿白 chún hóng chǐ bái, red lips and white teeth; to describe a beautiful feminine mouth 
 
    - 白璧无瑕 bái bì wú xiá, white as jade without imperfections; meaning spotless and perfect 
 
    - 起早贪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi, rise early and desire the dark; to wake up early and sleep late 
 
    - 颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái, reverse black and white; to distort the truth and misrepresent facts 
 
    - 万念俱灰 wàn niàn jù hūi, all hopes turn gray; utter disappointment 
 
    - 灰心丧气 hūi xīn sàng qì, gray heart and mournful spirits; to feel down and depressed 
 
  
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