shě
liǎn

dialect
verb

Meaning of 舍脸

舍脸 means to swallow one's pride and ask for help; to beg without regard for face-saving. Pronounced shě liǎn.

  • to swallow one's pride and ask for help; to beg without regard for face-saving

Definitions & Examples

shì
méi
bàn
 
zhǐ
hǎo
shě
liǎn
qiú
rén
jiā
 

He had no choice, so he had to swallow his pride and beg others.

Wèi
le
gěi
hái
zi
zhì
bìng
 
shě
liǎn
xiàng
qīn
qi
jiè
qián
 

To treat her child's illness, she had to swallow her pride and borrow money from relatives.

Zhè
zhǒng
shì
shě
chū
liǎn
lái
 

I can't bring myself to do such a thing—swallowing my pride like that.

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