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facepalm in Chinese

facepalm in Chinese is 捂臉 — facepalm means a movement of putting one or both hands over your face, usually to show frustration, embarrassment or disbelief.

facepalm in Chinese

捂臉
noun
Pronounced: wǔ liǎn
A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.

What does "facepalm" mean?

  1. noun A movement of putting one or both hands over your face, usually to show frustration, embarrassment or disbelief.
    "“Do you think Carl Sagan might be available?” There was a mass-facepalm. “No.” they chorused."
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facepalm in a sentence

  • “Do you think Carl Sagan might be available?” There was a mass-facepalm. “No.” they chorused.
  • According to a study by me, this generates a multibillion facepalm for the UK economy, making everyone who considers it at least eleventy hundred pounds unhappier.

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What is "facepalm" in Chinese?
"facepalm" in Chinese is 捂臉. facepalm means: A movement of putting one or both hands over your face, usually to show frustration, embarrassment or disbelief.
How do you pronounce 捂臉?
"facepalm" in Chinese is 捂臉, pronounced "wǔ liǎn".
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