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要面子

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yào miàn zi

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]

Words Containing 要面子

死要面子
sǐ yào miàn zi

to regard face as all-important

死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì

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

Child Words of 要面子

子
zǐ

son

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

面
miàn

face

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