Correct
给颜色看
/ gěi yán sè kàn /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
对父母不应该给颜色看
2
给人家颜色看
3
谁不听话就给颜色看
Definition
给颜色看
Literally means:
show color
Actually means:
teach someone a lesson
颜色 refers to a severe facial expression.
This phrase figuratively means showing one's severity to others or warning others that he is tough and not to be offended.
颜色，指厉害的脸上表情。
比喻向人显示自己的厉害，使人觉得自己不是好惹的，或者是难以对付的。
Example
Used as predicate or object. It can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语，中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Tā
他
yàoshi
要是
diāonàn
刁难
nǐ
你
,
nǐ
你
jiù
就
gěi
给
tā
他
diǎnr
点儿
yánsè
颜色
kànkan
看看
。
If he's going to embarrass you, you'll give him some color to see.
2
Tā
她
kěshì
可是
shēng
生
nǐ
你
yǎng
养
nǐ
你
de
的
māma
妈妈
ā
啊
,
nǐ
你
bù
不
hǎohǎo
好好
xiàoshùn
孝顺
tā
她
,
hái
还
gǎn
敢
gěi
给
tā
她
yánsè
颜色
kàn
看
,
zhè
这
zěnme
怎么
liǎode
了得
?
She is born you raise your mother ah, you do not treat her well, but also dare to give her color to see, what's wrong with this?
3
Nǐ
你
zhǐbuguò
只不过
shì
是
gè
个
bùmén
部门
jīnglǐ
经理
,
shuōchuān
说穿
le
了
yě
也
shì
是
gè
个
dǎgōng
打工
de
的
,
nǐ
你
yǒu
有
shénme
什么
lǐyóu
理由
dòngbudòng
动不动
jiù
就
gěi
给
biéren
别人
yánsè
颜色
kàn
看
ne
呢
?
You are just a department manager, said wearing is also a part-time job, what reason do you have to move to others color to see it?