颜面扫地 in English yan2 mian4 sao3 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) for one's face to reach rock bottom
  • to be thoroughly discredited (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

颜 面 扫 地

Traditional Characters

顏 面 掃 地

Pinyin

yan2 mian4 sao3 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

颜yan2surname Yan 面mian4face 扫sao3to sweep 地di4-ly