我也让你在众人面前 落了面子
“And I also made you lose face in public.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
而且
“And I also made you lose face in public.”
我也让你在众人面前 落了 面子
“And I also made you lose face in public.”
我嫁给你父亲
“I married your father,”
“I know I hurt your pride back then, and I am willing to acknowledge my own fault.”
Publicly damaging someone's 'face' (reputation and social dignity) is a serious social transgression in Chinese culture, requiring explicit recognition or repair.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in front of everyone / in public
Commonly used when describing public embarrassment, announcements, or performances.
to lose face / to cause someone embarrassment
A colloquial variant of causing someone to lose social standing or dignity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did I embarrass you in front of your friends?”
“I embarrass you. I make you look bad.”
“I always embarrass you in front of your coworkers.”