派出所脸去哪了
“Where's the dignity of the police station?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他咋想
“what would he think?”
派出所 脸去哪了
“Where's the dignity of the police station?”
你不也没报警吗
“But you didn't report it either. If you speak up, you're finished too.”
“We have utterly humiliated our precinct and lost all respect.”
In Chinese culture, face is collective; an individual's failure or misconduct directly strips dignity from the entire organization or department.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where is the face/dignity; have we lost all shame
Colloquial rhetorical question expressing indignation over an utter loss of face, prestige, or decency.
Indicates the culmination of a disastrous change of state where all prestige has vanished.