搲爛塊面
we2 laan6 faai3 min6wā làn kuài miàninferred
English
- to do something that hurts one's own reputation, for the sake of some greater goals; literally: "to scratch and tear down one's own face"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 做啲有損自己面子嘅嘢，以達到一啲重大嘅目的
Examples
阿松為咗要得到阿娜嘅芳心而搲爛塊面當眾唱情歌示愛，最後都係收咗好人咭。
A-chung shamelessly sang a love song in public to win A-na's heart but still ended up friendzoned.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk