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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries창백한 얼굴의
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chang-baek-han eol-gul-ui
"창백한 얼굴의 환자가 병실로 들어왔다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a pale or whitish face, typically resulting from illness, fear, shock, or fatigue.
"He looked pale-faced and trembling after hearing the terrifying news." - 2
Historically used in Western fiction and frontier literature to denote a person of Caucasian descent.
"The classic adventure novel featured classic tropes of encounters between native warriors and pale-faced settlers."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English combining 'pale' (from Old French 'pale', ultimately from Latin 'pallidus') and 'faced' (from 'face', from Old French from Latin 'facia'). First appearing in the late 14th century, the compound initially described a natural lack of color due to health or emotion, later gaining specific cultural usage in Western literature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pale-faced" is said worldwide
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pâlot
Transliteration: pa-lo
"Il est arrivé pâle-faced après sa longue maladie."
blassgesichtigen
Transliteration: blass-ge-sich-ti-gen
Script: blassgesichtig
"Der blassgesichtige Junge setzte sich schweigend hin."
dal viso pallido
Transliteration: dal vi-zo pal-li-do
"Il ragazzo dal viso pallido aveva bisogno di riposo."
pálido
Transliteration: pa-li-do
"Regresó a casa con el rostro pálido debido al susto."
pálido
Transliteration: pa-li-du
"Ele estava pálido após receber a notícia inesperada."
पीले चेहरे वाला
Transliteration: peele chehre wala
"डर के कारण वह पीले चेहरे वाला हो गया था।"
苍白面孔的
Transliteration: cāng bái miàn kǒng de
"那个苍白面孔的年轻人看起来很虚弱。"
창백한 얼굴의
Transliteration: chang-baek-han eol-gul-ui
"창백한 얼굴의 환자가 병실로 들어왔다."
青白い顔の
Transliteration: aojiroi kao no
"彼は青白い顔をして部屋から出てきた。"
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