Entry
  1. to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)

    trad. 粉墨登場

Also written 粉墨登場【fěn mò dēng chǎng】

Characters in this word

4
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powder, cosmetic face powder, food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour, to turn to powder, (dialect) to whitewash, white, pink, (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]), to be a fan of

Pinyin
fěn
Strokes
10
Frequency
8648 of 2500
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to scale (a height), to ascend, to mount, to publish or record, to enter (e.g. in a register), to press down with the foot, to step or tread on, to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect), to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

Pinyin
dēng
Strokes
12
Frequency
5475 of 2500