Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words翻臉

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翻臉

fānliǎn·ㄈㄢㄌㄧㄢˇ

“to suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with someone; to change demeanor to anger”

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To turn over; to flip; to overturn; to rummage; to translate; to decode; to cross over; to fly.

liǎn·ㄌㄧㄢˇ

The front part of the head; facial expression; reputation or honor; a classifier for faces.