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be of undistinguished appearance; be unprepossessing (or unimposing) in appearance; be unimpressive in looks

qí mào bù yáng

其 貌 不 扬

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derogbe of undistinguished appearance; be unprepossessing (or unimposing) in appearance; be unimpressive in looks
- qí mào bù yáng de rén
  其貌不扬的人
  insignificant-looking person
- bié yǐ wéi tā qí mào bù yáng jiù xiǎo kàn tā
  别以为他其貌不扬就小看他。
  Don't slight him just because he is ill-favoured.
- tā suī rán qí mào bù yáng dàn hěn yǒu nǚ ren yuán
  他虽然其貌不扬，但很有女人缘。
  Despite his unprepossessing appearance, he was very popular with women.
synonym
miàn mù kě zēng面目可憎 zhāng tóu shǔ mù獐头鼠目 shé tóu shǔ yǎn蛇头鼠眼
antonym
tíng tíng yù lì亭亭玉立 méi qīng mù xiù眉清目秀 yī biǎo rén cái一表人才 xiù sè kě cān秀色可餐 guó sè tiān xiāng国色天香 huā róng yuè mào花容月貌 míng móu hào chǐ明眸皓齿 méi mù rú huà眉目如画

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