灰头土脸
Traditional form:
灰頭土臉
Pinyin (reading):
huītóutǔliǎn
Definitions:
- head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- covered in dirt
- dejected and depressed
Characters:
- 灰 - ashes; dust; lime, mortar
- 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
- 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
- 脸 - face, cheek; reputation
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