臊得我们脸都不知道往哪儿搁呢
“We were too ashamed to show our faces.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
结果看了个啥
“And what did we see?”
臊得我们 脸都不知道往哪儿搁 呢
“We were too ashamed to show our faces.”
人家都说呢 那年纪越大呢 那越稳重呢嘛
“People always say that the older you get, the steadier you become.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, elders are expected to behave with gravitas (稳重); an elder acting inappropriately brings shame upon the entire family or social circle.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shamed to the point that; deeply embarrassed
A vivid northern colloquial verb describing extreme flush or shame caused by someone's improper act.
to lose face completely; have nowhere to hide one's face
A standard spoken idiom for extreme collective or personal loss of face (mianzi).
Emphasizes the ongoing feeling of disbelief and lingering awkwardness.
