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要臉

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See also: 要脸

Chinese

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important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
face
trad. (要臉)
simp. (要脸)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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要⫽臉 (verb-object)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to care for or be concerned about saving one's face
    [MSC, trad.]
    [MSC, simp.]
    Rén yào yī zhāng liǎn, shù yào yī zhāng pí. [Pinyin]
    A human needs a face; a tree needs a bark. (idiomatic)
    怎麼事情要臉要臉 [MSC, trad.]
    怎么事情要脸要脸 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zěnme néng gàn chū zhè zhǒng shìqing lái? Nǐ bùyàoliǎn wǒ hái yàoliǎn ne! [Pinyin]
    How could you have done such a thing? You don't want your face, yet I want my face!

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