lose face; be embarrassed; be humiliated
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lose face; to be humiliated; to be embarrassed
informalThis term is central to the concept of 'face' (mianzi) in Chinese culture. It describes causing shame or embarrassment to oneself or one's group through one's actions or a situation. It can be used reflexively (给自己丢脸) or to describe actions that shame others (给...丢脸).
Tā他
zài在
dà大
tíng庭
guǎng广
zhòng众
zhī之
xià下
shuō说
cuò错
le了
huà话
，
jué觉
de得
fēi非
cháng常
diū丢
liǎn脸
。
He said the wrong thing in public and felt deeply humiliated.
Ér儿
zi子
kǎo考
shì试
zuò作
bì弊
，
gěi给
fù父
mǔ母
diū丢
liǎn脸
le了
。
The son cheated on the exam, which brought shame to his parents.
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Zhè这
me么
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
shì事
dōu都
zuò做
bù不
hǎo好
，
zhēn真
diū丢
liǎn脸
。
It's really embarrassing that I couldn't even do such a simple thing.
Bié别
zuò做
zhè这
zhǒng种
diū丢
liǎn脸
de的
shì事
。
Don't do such shameful things.