死要面子活受罪

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

死
sǐ = s + Ø3
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
死 = 匕 + 歹 : Shakespeare is scared to death when suddenly a witch attacks him with her ladle in the space station.
要
ya̅o = y + ao1
to demand / to request / to coerce
要
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
要 = 女 + 覀 : Bessie Coleman shows Maud Younger how to use a knuckle duster in the aorta's bathroom. She says it's very important and that Maud will have to get one herself.
要
ya̅o = y + ao1
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
要
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
面
miàn = mi + an4
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面 = 丆 + 囬 : Mnemonic symbol: a spray flask with one of these liquids which make a surface super slippery.

In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to set up a wind wheel (丆) on top of a closet (囬). Just as she tries to fix it she slips and falls down, the wind wheel crashing on the floor. She didn't notice that somebody used a can of non-stick coating (面) on the closet's surfaces (面).
面
麪
miàn = mi + an4
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
面
麵
miàn = mi + an4
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
死
要
面
子
to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable
要
面
子
see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5]
面
子
outer surface / outside / honor / reputation / face (as in "losing face") / self-respect / feelings / (medicinal) powder
面
子
outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face
面
麵
子
子
(medicinal) powder
子
zǐ = 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-
子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.
子
zi = z + Ø5
(noun suffix)
活
huó = hu + o2
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship
活 = 氵 + 舌 : Helga Horse joined the traditional water bottle challenge and empties a bottle of water over herself in the observatory's kitchen. To raise the difficulty level, she only uses her tongue to hold the bottle.
受
shòu = sh + ou4
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker)
受 = 爫 + 冖 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: 受 is often used in a negative sense, when something bad happens to the speaker. I thus represent 受 by a stretcher, which is used to transport injured persons.
受 = 爫 + 冖 + 又 : Sherlock Holmes lost a boxing fight in the outhouse, and he's lying on a stretcher in the bathroom now. He still has his boxing gloves on. He got beaten so badly that is opponent was even able to shave his head with an electric razor. Nobody had a cover at hand, so he's just provisionally covered with a cooking top.
活
受
罪
(coll.) to go through sheer hell
受
罪
to endure / to suffer / hardships / torments / a hard time / a nuisance
罪
zuì = zu + ei4
guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin
罪 = 罒 + 非 : A terrible crime has been committed in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom: Zapatista Zebra lies dead on the floor, trapped in a fishing net. What has happened here? The answer may be saved on a negative which has been left carelessly on the floor. What has been photographed with this negative?
罪
辠
zuì = zu + ei4
variant of 罪[zui4], crime
罪 = 罒 + 非 : A terrible crime has been committed in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom: Zapatista Zebra lies dead on the floor, trapped in a fishing net. What has happened here? The answer may be saved on a negative which has been left carelessly on the floor. What has been photographed with this negative?

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