你抽我一巴掌我忍了 你给我留点面子 行不行
“You can hit me once, I'll take it. Give me dignity, okay?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I had a crush on you. Don't make me slap myself.”
你抽我一巴掌我 忍了 你 给我留点 面子 行不行
“You can hit me once, I'll take it. Give me dignity, okay?”
追我姐 你也配 打 别 别 别打了 别打了
“Have a crush on my sister? In your dreams! Get him! No! Wait! Stop! Stop hitting me!”
“Please stop beating me and let me keep a shred of dignity.”
In Chinese social interaction, preserving basic 'face' is essential even during hostility, and stripping someone entirely of face is viewed as extreme humiliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
save some face; spare someone's dignity
Commonly used in conflicts or awkward situations when asking someone not to completely humiliate you.
give a slap in the face
A very colloquial way to describe slapping someone across the face.
is that okay?; can you do that?
Used at the end of a request to press the listener for consent or mercy.
Indicates resignation and acceptance of a past boundary that has already been crossed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to save your face.”
“You don't care about your reputation. I do.”
“Yes. I gave you face, right? Yes. I waited till 9 AM, didn't I?”
“I'll smack you!”
“I won't embarrass you this time.”
“Since you won't give me any face,”