你看在春花姑姑的面子上
“for the sake of Aunt Chunhua.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
姑父知道错了 你就饶了姑父这一回吧
“I know I did wrong. Please forgive me, your uncle, this once,”
你看 在春花姑姑 的面子上
“for the sake of Aunt Chunhua.”
姑父
“"Uncle"?”
“You may hate me, but you cannot disrespect your aunt by punishing me.”
In relational Chinese society, people frequently appeal to a third party's 'face' (mianzi) to resolve disputes or secure forgiveness that one could not obtain on one's own.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for the sake of someone, out of respect for someone's feelings/face
An essential idiomatic construction used when asking for a favor or leniency by invoking a respected third party.