lost / missing / to lose (sb in one's charge) / to get lost / to wander away / to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc) / to lose meaning (in translation)
蹉跎
cuō tuó
(literary) to slip / (of looks etc) to fade away / (of time) to slip away / to squander (time, opportunities) / to dillydally
落汤鸡
luò tāng jī
a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress
明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle
Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安[Pan1 An1], prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
虚有其表
xū yǒu qí biǎo
looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes / to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
西子捧心
Xī zǐ pěng xīn
lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) / fig. a woman's lovely looks, despite the pangs of illness
这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
风雨如晦
fēng yǔ rú huì
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom) / fig. the situation looks grim
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]
背影杀手
bèi yǐng shā shǒu
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]
逆生长
nì shēng zhǎng
to seem to grow younger / to regain one's youthful looks
外协
wài xié
outsourcing / people who judge others by their looks (abbr. for 外貌協會|外貌协会[wai4 mao4 xie2 hui4])
大兴机场
Dà xīng Jī chǎng
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), nicknamed 海星機場|海星机场[hai3 xing1 ji1 chang3] because its terminal looks like a huge starfish
海星机场
hǎi xīng jī chǎng
nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場|北京大兴国际机场[Bei3 jing1 Da4 xing1 Guo2 ji4 Ji1 chang3], whose terminal building looks like a giant alien starfish
颜控
yán kòng
someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others)
白云苍狗
bái yún cāng gǒu
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
满目疮痍
mǎn mù chuāng yí
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
貌若潘安
mào ruò Pān An1
to have the looks of a Pan An 潘安[Pan1 An1] (referring to a historical figure said to be extremely handsome)
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