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雖無過犯，面目可憎 (seoi1 mou4 gwo3 faan6, min6 muk6 ho2 zang1) — your face alone is loathsome enough to offend people; though committing no crime, you offend people by your abominable look in Cantonese

seoiˉ¹雖mouˎ₄無gwo˗₃過faan6,犯，minˍ₆面mukˍ₆目hoˊ²可zangˉ¹憎
简 虽无过犯，面目可憎
Mandarin Pinyin: sui1 wu2 guo4 fan4, mian4 mu4 ke3 zeng1

Meaning of 雖無過犯，面目可憎

nounyour face alone is loathsome enough to offend people; though committing no crime, you offend people by your abominable look
idiomAlthough innocent, one's appearance is repulsive; looks evil despite being guiltless.

Characters in 雖無過犯，面目可憎

雖seoi1
although; though; even; even though; even if; despite the fact that
無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
過gwo3
pass; cross; walk
犯faan6
offend; violate; go against
面min6
face; surface; top
目muk6
look; regard; see
可ho2
but; however; yet
憎zang1
hate; detest; abhor; loathe; abominate

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