swallow one's pride to ask for help
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to swallow one's pride and ask for help; to beg without regard for face-saving
dialectOften implies doing so out of necessity. Explicitly marked as dialectal usage (方言).
Tā他
yě也
shì是
méi没
bàn办
fǎ法
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
shě舍
liǎn脸
qù去
qiú求
rén人
jiā家
。
He had no choice, so he had to swallow his pride and beg others.
Wèi为
le了
gěi给
hái孩
zi子
zhì治
bìng病
，
tā她
bù不
dé得
bù不
shě舍
liǎn脸
xiàng向
qīn亲
qi戚
jiè借
qián钱
。
To treat her child's illness, she had to swallow her pride and borrow money from relatives.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
wǒ我
shě舍
bù不
chū出
liǎn脸
lái来
。
I can't bring myself to do such a thing—swallowing my pride like that.