还以为您是 故意下傅夫人的面子
“might think you are deliberately disrespecting Madam Fu,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不知道的
“But those who don't”
还以为 您是 故意 下傅夫人的 面子
“might think you are deliberately disrespecting Madam Fu,”
挑拨我 和傅夫人的关系呢
“trying to sow discord between Madam Fu and me.”
“Your behavior looks like a deliberate insult; everyone sees right through what you did.”
Causing an influential figure to lose face ('xia mianzi') in public is a serious breach of social decorum in traditional Chinese society, often interpreted as an overt declaration of hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to humiliate someone publicly; to strip someone's dignity
Crucial idiom describing deliberate actions that cause another person to lose face in front of others.
would think that; mistakenly assume that
Used to describe how outward behavior can be perceived or misperceived by outside observers.
