他丢人哪
“it would be embarrassing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这要传出去
“If word gets out,”
他 丢人 哪
“it would be embarrassing.”
昨天还说会寒了将士们的心
“Yesterday you said this would disappoint the soldiers.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Losing face (丢人) publicly undermines authority and honor, which is catastrophic for monarchs or leaders in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face; disgraceful
A very common colloquial expression used to describe embarrassing situations or someone bringing shame upon themselves.
Softens the exclamatory tone while strongly reinforcing the speaker's emotional emphasis.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“thinks you're a disgrace!”
“Why? He should be embarrassed. Not you. What are you afraid of?”
“Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?”
“So they don't know how or when it went missing.”
“Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? What's the use of going?”
“When did he go missing? Just a couple of days ago, around early July.”