情面难却 — “Difficult to refuse due to personal feelings”
情面难却 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to refuse due to personal feelings”. Connections, or considerations for someone's 'face'. Literally, “Personal feelings hard to decline”.
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情面难却 Pronunciation and Pinyin
情面难却 Character Breakdown
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朋友盛情邀请，情面难却，我只好答应了参加周末的聚餐。
My friend extended such a warm invitation, and out of consideration for their feelings, it was hard to refuse, so I agreed to attend the weekend dinner.
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Synonyms of 情面难却
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- qíng情bù不kě可què却cannot decline due to sentiment
- qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自yǐ已unable to control one's emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自jīn禁unable to restrain one's feelings
- qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
- qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
- qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
- qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
- qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers
- qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
- qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
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What does 情面难却 mean?
情面难却 (qíng miàn nán què) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to refuse due to personal feelings”.
How do you pronounce 情面难却?
情面难却 is pronounced qíng miàn nán què in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 情面难却 literally mean?
Literally, 情面难却 means “Personal feelings hard to decline”. It is used to mean “Difficult to refuse due to personal feelings”.
What is the Chinese definition of 情面难却?
由于面子、情分的关系，很难推却。