没头没脸 in English mei2 tou2 mei2 lian3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) without head, without face (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically frenzily
  • haphazardly

Simplified Characters

没 头 没 脸

Traditional Characters

沒 頭 沒 臉

Pinyin

mei2 tou2 mei2 lian3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

没mei2(negative prefix for verbs) 头tou2head 没mei2(negative prefix for verbs) 脸lian3face