省得景公子最后面子都没了
“Why further embarrass yourself?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
三局两胜 我看 第三项也不用再比了
“Best of three. There is no need for a third round.”
省得 景公子最后 面子都没了
“Why further embarrass yourself?”
若是景公子不服 大可来我们楚园文会
“If you refuse to accept this, Mr. Jing, you are welcome to attend the Chu Mansion Literary Gathering,”
“Quit now before you humiliate yourself even worse.”
Claiming to protect an opponent's face while publicly belittling them is a classic Chinese rhetorical tactic of humiliating irony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid / lest
Used as a conjunction before a clause to prevent an undesirable outcome or unnecessary effort.
lose all dignity / have no face left
Common expression used when someone experiences severe public embarrassment or loss of respect.
Marks a completed change of state, dramatizing the complete loss of respect.
