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死要面子活受罪

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sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì

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  1. 1. to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

Child Words of 死要面子活受罪

受
shòu

to receive

受罪
shòu zuì

to endure

子
zǐ

son

死
sǐ

to die

活
huó

to live

罪
zuì

guilt

要
yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for

面子
miàn zi

outer surface; the outside of sth

死要面子
sǐ yào miàn zi

to regard face as all-important

活受罪
huó shòu zuì

(coll.) to go through sheer hell

要面子
yào miàn zi

see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]

面
miàn

face

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