面红耳赤

面紅耳赤

miànhóng-ěrchì

idiom HSK 7-9 #46,040

Meanings

HSK 5

他们争得面红耳赤。

Tāmen zhēngde miànhóng-ěrchì.

They argued until they were red in the face.

HSK 7-9

被老师当众批评后，他面红耳赤。

Bèi lǎoshī dāngzhòng pīpíng hòu, tā miànhóng-ěrchì.

After being criticized by the teacher in public, he turned beet red.

usage

面红耳赤 can describe blushing from either anger (especially during heated arguments) or embarrassment. The context usually makes the cause clear.

面 miàn

红 hóng

耳 ěr

赤 chì