MAKE-UP   

EMBELLISH ONE'S FACE AND CLOTHES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD.
Modern Chinese Criteria
化妝 化裝 打扮 扮裝 裝扮 扮 假扮 扮戲 勾臉 上裝 粉墨
Hypernym
  • EMBELLISH　CAUSE-TO BECOME MORE BEAUTIFUL. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • BEAUTIFUL　EXCELLENT in APPEARANCE. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • EXCELLENT　FEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS (anc: 4/0, child: 11)
Other Hypernyms
  • EMBELLISHnew-b6acaa34-bd98-4263-acaa-34bd98826371　CAUSE-TO BECOME MORE BEAUTIFUL. (anc: 12/0, child: 1)
  • CAUSE TO　MOVE in SUCH a way that THEREFORE someone or something else CHANGES. (anc: 11/0, child: 18)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 194

  • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 869

    TOILET SCENES

    • Words (6 items)

    觀  guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 1 Attribution
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    • viactLIJI: use make-up
    沆瀣  háng xiè MC: hang heajH OC: ɡaaŋ ɢreeds 1 Attribution
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    • NPmdew skin make-upCH
    作色  zuò sè sè shǎi MC: tsuH srik  OC: tsaaɡ sqrɯɡ 1 Attribution
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    • VPiput on make-upCH
    膏沐  gāo mù MC: -- buwk OC: koow mooɡ 0 Attributions
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    • NPmmake-up liquidsCH
    膏沐  gāo mù MC: -- buwk OC: koow mooɡ 0 Attributions
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    • NPmmake-up liquidsCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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    • VPiput on make-upCH