lose face
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lose face
- /ˌluːz ˈfeɪs/
Where it comes from
Calque from Chinese 丟臉／丢脸 (diūliǎn) or 丟面子／丢面子 (diū miànzi), both literally “lose face”.
verb loses face · losing face · lost face
- To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace. "The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and
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verb lose respect of others
| Español | desprestigiarse, quedar mal parado, desmerecer, quedar mal, salir mal parado, perder el pundonor |
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| 한국어 | 체면을 잃다 chemyeon-eul ilta, 얼굴이 깎이다 eolgur-i kkakkida, 낯이 깎이다 nach-i kkakkida |
| 日本語 | 面目を失う menboku o ushinau |
| 中文 | 丟臉 /丢脸 diūliǎn, 丟人 /丢人 diūrén, 丟面子 /丢面子 diū miànzi |
| Português | perder o respeito |
| Français | perdre la face |
| Deutsch | das Gesicht verlieren |
| Italiano | perdere la faccia |
| Ελληνικά | ρεζιλεύομαι rezilévomai |
| Русский | потеря́ть лицо́ poterjátʹ licó |
| Tiếng Việt | mất mặt |
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title = {lose face},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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