臉: face

臉 [脸] liǎn

noun
: face
: cheek
: reputation

Kun Reading
none applicable

顔 | かお kao

noun
: face (person)

瞼 | まぶた mabuta

noun
: eyelid

臉[脸]色 lian3se4: complexion; look

臉[脸]皮 lian3pi2: face; cheek

臉譜 [脸谱] lian3pu3: types of facial makeup in operas; Facebook

臉書 [脸书] lian3 shu1: Facebook

臉紅 [脸红] lian3hong2: to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)

臉[脸]盆 lian3pen2: washbowl; basin for washing hands and face

臉龐 [脸庞] lian3pang2: face

臉[脸]厚 lian3hou4: thick-skinned; brazen

厚臉皮 hou4 lian3 pi2: brazen; shameless; impudent; cheek; thick-skinned

臉[脸]薄 lian3 bao2: bashful; shy

丢臉[脸] diu1lian3: to lose face; humiliation

要臉[脸] yao4 lian3: to save sb’s face

不要臉 bu4 yao4 lian3: to have no sense of shame; shameless

翻臉[脸] fan1lian3: to fall out with somebody; to become hostile

做臉[脸] zuo4lian3: to win honor; to put on a stern face; make-up

別臉 [别脸] bie2lian3: to turn one’s face away

刮臉[脸] gua1lian3: to shave one’s face

臭臉[脸] chou4lian3: sour face; scowling face

Japanese expression | idiom
顔を上げる | かおをあげる kao o ageru
: to raise one’s face; to lift one’s head; to raise one’s eyes

顔を利かす | かおをきかす kao o kikasu
: to use one’s influence

顔を立てる | かおをたてる kao o tateru
: to save face

顔をつぶす | かおをつぶす kao o tsubusu
: to make somebody lose face; to cause loss of face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

顔色が悪い | かおいろがわるい kaoiro ga warui
: looking pale; looking unwell

顔に紅葉を散らす | かおにもみじをちらす kao ni momiji o chirasu
: (for a woman) to blush

Chinese expression | idiom
反臉無情 [反脸无情] fan3 lian3 wu2 qing2
: to turn one’s face against sb and show no mercy; to turn against a friend

愁眉苦臉 [愁眉苦脸] chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3
: frowning and worried; showing concern

死不要臉 [死不要脸] si3 bu4 yao4 lian3
: to know no shame; to be totally shameless

翻臉不認人 [翻脸不认人] fan1 lian3 bu4 ren4 ren2
: to fall out with sb and become hostile

蹬鼻子上臉 [蹬鼻子上脸] deng1 bi2 zi shang4 lian3
: lit. to climb all over sb; fig. to take advantage of sb’s weakness

打腫臉充胖子 [打肿脸充胖子] da3 zhong3 lian3 chong1 pang4 zi5
: lit. to swell one’s face up by slapping it to look imposing; to seek to impress by feigning more than one’s abilities

熱臉貼冷屁股 [热脸贴冷屁股] re4 lian3 tie1 leng3 pi4 gu5
: to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke; to be snubbed despite showing good intentions

少女露笑臉，婚事半成全 [少女露笑脸，婚事半成全] shao4 nü3 lu4 xiao4 lian3 , hun1 shi4 ban4 cheng2 quan2
: When the girl smiles, the matchmaker’s job is half done.