死要面子 — “Die to save face”
死要面子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively concerned with one's reputation or image, often to the point of being impractical, making things worse, or refusing to admit difficulties; stubbornly insisting on saving face”. Literally, “die to save face”.
死要面子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
死要面子 Character Breakdown
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Antonyms of 死要面子
More idioms starting with 死
- sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
- sǐ死bù不kāi开kǒu口refuse to speak or reveal information
- sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent
- sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
- sǐ死bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵Advance with unwavering resolve unto death
- sǐ死bù不sǐ死，，huó活bù不huó活caught in an agonizing dilemma
- sǐ死bù不gān甘xīn心unwilling to accept defeat until death
- sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目die with everlasting regret
- sǐ死bù不zú足xī惜death not worth regretting
- sǐ死bù不bì闭mù目die with unfulfilled wishes
- sǐ死qiě且bù不xiǔ朽to be remembered forever
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What does 死要面子 mean?
死要面子 (sǐ yào miàn zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be excessively concerned with one's reputation or image, often to the point of being impractical, making things worse, or refusing to admit difficulties; stubbornly insisting on saving face”.
How do you pronounce 死要面子?
死要面子 is pronounced sǐ yào miàn zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死要面子 literally mean?
Literally, 死要面子 means “die to save face”. It is used to mean “to be excessively concerned with one's reputation or image, often to the point of being impractical, making things worse, or refusing to admit difficulties; stubbornly insisting on saving face”.
What is the Chinese definition of 死要面子?
指特别爱惜自己的颜面