容颜 róngyán mien
mien; complexion
How to remember 容颜: 容 contain + 颜 colour = mien.
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How it is used
- One's face/looks, with a literary and often wistful tone - 容颜易老 (róngyán yì lǎo) beauty/youth fades easily.
- Poetic register; frequently about the passage of time and fading youthful looks, more emotive than the plain 容貌.
- Common in lyrics and literature, less so in everyday speech.