瞘 (kōu) - Deeply sunken, hollow (especially referring to sunken eyes

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Deeply sunken, hollow (especially referring to sunken eyes or cheeks).

Deeply sunken, hollow (especially referring to sunken eyes

Usage highlights

Sunken eyesHollow cheeksGaunt faceDeeply recessedSunken eye socketsHollowed

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • His eyes were sunken from exhaustion (眼睛瞘了进去).
  • The patient had hollow cheeks (脸颊瞘陷).
  • After the illness, his face became gaunt (面容瞘瘦).

Collocations

  • Sunken eyes(瞘眼)
  • Hollow cheeks(瞘颊)
  • Gaunt face(瞘面)
  • Deeply recessed(瞘陷)
  • Sunken eye sockets(眼瞘)
  • Hollowed-out appearance(瞘形)

Idioms

  • Eyes sunken like wells(眼瞘如井)
  • Cheeks hollow as dug-out(颊瞘若掘)
  • Face gaunt and eyes deep(面瘦眼瞘)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in traditional Chinese medicine to describe pathological facial features indicating poor health or exhaustion.
  • Considered an undesirable physical trait in physiognomy, associated with ill fortune or chronic illness.
  • Commonly appears in literary descriptions of characters suffering from poverty, sickness, or extreme fatigue.

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