reject someone's face-saving request; not give face
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to not give face; to reject someone's request out of refusal to do a favor
informal常用于社交场合中,表示不顾及对方面子,直接拒绝其请求或提议。语气比较直接,有时会显得生硬。
Wǒ我
běn本
lái来
xiǎng想
qǐng请
tā他
bāng帮
máng忙
,
dàn但
tā他
zhí直
jiē接
bó驳
le了
wǒ我
de的
miàn面
zi子
。
I originally wanted to ask him for help, but he bluntly rejected my face-saving request.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
shì是
péng朋
you友
,
nǐ你
zhè这
me么
shuō说
tài太
bó驳
miàn面
zi子
le了
。
We're all friends; saying that is really not giving face.
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Tā他
zuò做
shì事
yǒu有
yuán原
zé则
,
gāi该
bó驳
miàn面
zi子
de的
shí时
hou候
jué绝
bù不
tuǒ妥
xié协
。
He has principles; when it's time to refuse a favor, he never compromises.
Bó驳
shàng上
sī司
de的
miàn面
zi子
kě可
néng能
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
nǐ你
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
Rejecting your boss's face-saving request might affect your job.