失威
sat1 wai1shī wēi
English
- the situation of losing 'face' or dignity in front of others
- to have one's reputation damaged after failing at something
粵語 — Cantonese
- 做事失敗之後,名聲受損,顏面掃地
Examples
佢隻抽輸咗俾個𡃁仔,都唔知幾失威。
He lost a duel against a kid, how embarrassing.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk