爱面子
爱面子
ài miàn zi
to save face; to worry about losing face; proud of one's reputation; sensitive about losing prestige
verb
Traditional: 愛面子
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- (verb) to save face
- to worry about losing face
- proud of one's reputation
- sensitive about losing prestige
- sense of propriety
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Related Words
不怕不识货，只怕货比货(bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò)— lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)
→不怕不识货，就怕货比货(bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò)— lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)
→不恤人言(bù xù rén yán)— not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
→不患寡而患不均(bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn)— do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
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