Powder and ink on stage, pronounced fěn mò dēng chǎng, originally refers to an actor who puts on makeup and goes on stage to perform a play. Now it is a metaphor for a bad person who goes on the political stage after some dressing up. From "Preface to Selected Yuan Qu Qu".

Near synonyms: to take up a post, to show one's face;

Antonyms: to hide one's face, to disappear;

Conjunctive phrases: Shengdan, Jiewei, Zhenwei, Juchou, all of them put on their make-up and devote themselves to their respective roles.

Before New Year's Eve, paper cuttings of various colors were made, and the place was brightly lit up on the kang of the house and in the kitchen of the stove.

It was only after she joined the troupe and made her debut that people realized her talent as a performer.

The gray wolf's relatives, the white-eyed wolf and the knife wolf, and other 7 big bad wolves will also make a whitewash.