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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
臉色 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
臉色 ＝ 臉 ＋ 色
ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ · liǎnsè
noun — complexion, the look on one's face (as a sign of mood or health)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

臉face (臉孔)liǎn
色colour (顏色)sè
臉色，臉孔的臉，顏色的色。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一聽到消息，「臉」上的「色」就變了。
The news lands, and the colour (色) drains from the face (臉).
記憶法
關 · Related
顏色yánsècolour itself — the same 色氣色qìsèhow healthy one looks — a near-twin