顔面蒼白
がんめんそうはく
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's faceFour-character idiom
Example sentences
君、顔面蒼白だよ。
You are as white as a sheet.
ショウイチは顔面蒼白になった。
Shoichi's face turned pale.
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The colour drained from her face at the news of the traffic accident.
今日ね、常務がパソコン持って来たの。もうねぇ、びっくりして「どうなされたんですか?」って聞いたら「パソコンが動かなくなったから電話したんだけど、田中くんが4階まで持って来いって言うから、持ってきたよ」って。みんな顔面蒼白状態。まぁ、言うまでもなくその後、田中、部長にこっぴどく叱られてたけどね。仕方ないよね。けど、次は我が身。気を付けようって思った。
Today, the managing director came in carrying a computer. Well, I was surprised and asked, "Can I help you with anything?", and he said, "My computer stopped working, so I called, but Tanaka told me to bring it up to the 4th floor, so here I am." Everyone turned pale. Well, needless to say, our boss gave Tanaka a real going-over. It couldn't be helped. It could've been any one of us though, so I thought, "I better be careful."