往脸上抹黑 in English wang3 lian3 shang4 mo3 hei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to bring shame to
  • to smear
  • to disgrace

Simplified Characters

往 脸 上 抹 黑

Traditional Characters

往 臉 上 抹 黑

Pinyin

wang3 lian3 shang4 mo3 hei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

往wang3to go (in a direction) 脸lian3face 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 抹mo3to wipe 黑hei1abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]