Meaning of 碍面子
碍面子 means be afraid of losing face; care too much about one's reputation or image. Pronounced ài miàn zi.
- be afraid of losing face; care too much about one's reputation or image
Definitions & Examples
Yǒu有
yì意
jiàn见
jiù就
tí提
，
bié别
ài爱
miàn面
zi子
bù不
shuō说
。
If you have an opinion, speak up; don't hold back out of fear of losing face.
Tā他
tài太
ài爱
miàn面
zi子
le了
，
bù不
kěn肯
chéng承
rèn认
cuò错
wù误
。
He cares too much about face and won't admit his mistake.
Wèi为
le了
ài爱
miàn面
zi子
，
tā他
yìng硬
zhe着
tóu头
pí皮
qǐng请
le了
dà大
jiā家
chī吃
fàn饭
。
To save face, he gritted his teeth and treated everyone to a meal.
Zài在
péng朋
you友
miàn面
qián前
ài爱
miàn面
zi子
shì是
rén人
zhī之
cháng常
qíng情
。
Caring about face in front of friends is human nature.