就是不给杜董面子
“means disrespecting Chairman Du.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不给我面子
“Disrespecting me”
就是不 给杜董 面子
“means disrespecting Chairman Du.”
洗手间怎么走
“Where is the restroom?”
“You may ignore me, but you are crossing a dangerous line by disrespecting Chairman Du.”
Refusing to 'give face' to a high-status person like a company chairman is considered a severe social infraction that borders on an open declaration of hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give face; show respect
A foundational social collocation in Chinese culture denoting showing deference or public respect to someone.
simply; effectively means
Used here as an emphatic adverb to deliver a decisive, uncompromising conclusion.