你让我们萧家的颜面往哪儿放?
“You've tarnished the reputation of the entire clan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如今还传出这种事情
“Now you're even caught up in a scandal.”
你让我们萧家的 颜面往哪儿放 ?
“You've tarnished the reputation of the entire clan.”
我们只是奉命查案 遭人陷害 我身为男子
“We were investigating the case and got set up. As a man,”
“You have thoroughly disgraced our entire family in front of society.”
In Chinese culture, reputation is collective; an individual's scandal reflects on their entire clan, prompting intense familial backlash over lost 'face'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where can we put our face / how can we show our face in public
A standard rhetorical question expressing severe embarrassment or dishonor brought onto a group or family.