为什么还给你先生 留面子 留余地
“Why spare your husband's feelings or give him leeway?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看你都准备离婚了
“You're getting divorced.”
为什么 还给你 先生 留面子 留余地
“Why spare your husband's feelings or give him leeway?”
他和我们的大老板很熟 和我的不少同事关系都很深
“He's close with our top boss and has deep ties with many of my colleagues.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social relations, completely humiliating an opponent or burning bridges is discouraged; leaving room for compromise or mutual dignity is seen as prudent social conduct.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to save face for someone; to preserve someone's dignity
Commonly used when refraining from humiliating or exposing someone in front of others.
to leave leeway; to leave room for maneuver
Used to describe not pushing a conflict or negotiation to an irreversible extreme.
