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死要面子活受罪

to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

Characters and words in 死要面子活受罪

= s + Ø3
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
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to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable
yāo = y + ao1
to demand / to request / to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
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yāo = y + ao1
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important
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see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5]
miàn = mi + an4
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
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miàn = mi + an4
miàn = mi + an4
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
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outer surface / outside / honor / reputation / face (as in "losing face") / self-respect / feelings / (medicinal) powder
outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face
(medicinal) powder
= z + Ø3
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
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huó = hu + o2
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship
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(coll.) to go through sheer hell
shòu = sh + ou4
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker)
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to endure / to suffer / hardships / torments / a hard time / a nuisance
zuì = zu + ei4
guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin
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zuì = zu + ei4
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Words with 死要面子活受罪

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