死要面子

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Định nghĩa

1. to regard face as all-important
2. to consider loss of face unthinkable

Từ chứa 死要面子

• 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)

Từ cấu thành 死要面子

• 子 zǐ: son
• 死 sǐ: to die
• 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
• 要面子 yào miàn zi: see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]
• 面 miàn: face