put on a brazen face; act shamelessly ingratiating
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to put on a brazen face; to behave in a shamelessly ingratiating manner
dialectDialectal expression (〈方〉). Describes someone acting with a foolishly brazen, cheeky, or sycophantic expression, often to beg for something or gain favor. Commonly used with the '儿' suffix as '涎着脸儿'.
Tā他
xián涎
zhe着
liǎn脸
r儿
gēn跟
rén人
jiā家
yào要
táng糖
chī吃
。
He put on a brazen face and begged people for candy.
Bié别
xián涎
zhe着
liǎn脸
le了
,
zhèng正
jing经
diǎn点
!
Stop making that foolish grinning face and act properly!
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Nà那
hái孩
zi子
xián涎
zhe着
liǎn脸
,
fēi非
yào要
mǎi买
nà那
gè个
wán玩
jù具
bù不
kě可
。
That child put on a stubborn, brazen face and insisted on buying that toy.