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搽胭脂

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Collocation

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搽了胭脂
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搽了一层胭脂
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替……搽胭脂
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给……搽胭脂
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往脸上搽胭脂

Definition

搽胭脂

Literally means:

put on rouge

Actually means:

Rouge is the makeup the women in the old times used to wear. The phrase figuratively means polishing or even whitewashing something or giving something a facelift. Derogatory.

胭脂(红色),从前妇女抹在脸上的化妆品。

比喻对不好的东西加以美化,或对一般的事物加以雕饰美化。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate. It can have other words in between. (作谓语,中间可以插入其他成分)
1
Zhèxiē
这些
lǎobǎn
老板
yōng
雇佣
tónggōng
童工
míngmíng
明明
shì
wéi
违法
de
  
,
què
wǎng
自己
de
liǎnshàng
脸上
chá
yānzhī
胭脂
  
,
shuō
shì
gěi
zhōngxuéshēng
中学生
gōng
提供
shí
实习
de
huì
机会
  

These bosses hired child labor is clearly illegal, but put grease on their faces, said to give middle school students internship opportunities.

2
shuō
据说
  
,
xiànzài
现在
qiúzhízhě
求职者
huan
喜欢
gěi
自己
de
jiǎn
简历
shàng
chá
hěnduō
很多
yānzhī
胭脂
  
,
  
,
dòu
guò
diǎn
法语
huò
zhī
huì
zuò
diǎn
jiǎndān
简单
ruǎnjiàn
软件
de
  
,
chēng
自称
jīngtōng
精通
  

It is said that job seekers now like to put a lot of fat on their resumes, such as, read a little French or only do a little simple software, self-proclaimed "mastery..."

3
Yǒuxiē
有些
shāngjiā
商家
zuò
guǎnggào
广告
de
目的
jiùshì
就是
yào
wèile
为了
gěi
chǎnpǐn
产品
chá
shàng
yānzhī
胭脂
  
,
shàng
fěn
  
,
biàn
以便
chōnghǎo
以次充好
  
,
piàn
欺骗
顾客
  

Some merchants advertise in order to give the product grease, powder, in order to second-best, deceive customers.