翻脸不认人 in English fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to fall out with somebody and become hostile

Simplified Characters

翻 脸 不 认 人

Traditional Characters

翻 臉 不 認 人

Pinyin

fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

翻fan1to turn over 脸lian3face 不bu4(negative prefix) 认ren4to recognize 人ren2man