面子
min6 zi2miàn zi
English
- outer surface; the outside of sth
- social prestige; face
- face; reputation; prestige; dignity; the value one holds in the eyes of others
粵語 — Cantonese
- 體面、名譽、喺其他人眼中嘅價值
Examples
你就是要面子。
You're only saving face!
Tatoeba · User5120 CC BY
她設法保住面子。
She managed to keep up appearances.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
面子問題
a matter of dignity
佢輸咗幾次之後,今次終於贏返,挽回返佢嘅面子。
After all his many failures, this win saved his face.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk