翻臉 (fānliǎn) — to fall out with someone, turn hostile (suddenly)

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翻臉 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

翻臉＝翻＋臉

ㄈㄢㄌㄧㄢˇ · fānliǎn

verb — to fall out with someone, turn hostile (suddenly)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

翻to turn over, flip (翻動)fān

臉the face (臉色)liǎn

翻臉，翻動的翻，臉色的臉。

一句話，臉（臉）就翻（翻）了過去。

One word, and the face (臉) flips (翻) right over.

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