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    3. 顔負け

    顔負け

    顔かお負まけ​

    being put to shame

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    かおまけ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    being put to shame, being outshone, being eclipsed, feeling embarrassed

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    彼かれの料りょう理りの腕うで前まえはプロ顔かお負まけだ。

    His cooking skills would put a professional to shame.

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily Life
    子こ供どもの描かいた絵えは、大おと人なの顔かお負まけの出で来き栄ばえだった。

    The child's drawing was so good it would put an adult to shame.

    KMT8Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょの流りゅう暢ちょうな日 本 語 は、ネイティブスピーカー顔かお負まけのレベルだ。

    Her fluent Japanese is at a level that would put native speakers to shame.

    KMT8EducationEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの熱ねっ心しんな努ど力りょくには、周まわりの怠なまけ者ものたちが顔かお負まけした。

    His earnest efforts put the lazy people around him to shame.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    そのアマチュア選せん手しゅは、プロ顔かお負まけの素す晴ばらしいプレーを見みせた。

    The amateur player showed amazing play that would put professionals to shame.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    顔
    かお…(1)
    face・expression
    Kanji
    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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