留面子
liú miàn ziCommon spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.
[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]
(5 clips)
00:03
(你看你都准备离婚了) ── Previous context
“Why spare your husband's feelings or give him leeway?”
00:03
(男人有点爱好挺好的 她还挺支持人家程小东钓鱼的) ── Previous context
“I only said that before to save his face. Let me tell you—”
00:03
(踏踏实实回家多好呀 省得在这负债累累的) ── Previous context
“I didn't even bring up all the messy stuff she did before just to give her some face.”
00:03
(你爹呀 就知道在你们兄妹面前吹牛) ── Previous context
“Let me tell you, I never called him out on it because I wanted to save him some face.”
00:02
📌 我告诉你
→Nuance: 核心意图均是不揭丑留面子
📌 不愿意
→Nuance: 核心意图均是不揭丑留面子
📌 提你
→Nuance: 交际意图一致但表达更委婉克制
📌 反正
→Nuance: 均表自己过去已给足了对方面子
📌 也是
→Nuance: 核心意图均是不揭丑留面子
📌 不愿意说
→Nuance: 核心意图均是不揭丑留面子
📌 留点面子
→Nuance: 核心意图均是不揭丑留面子
📌 怎么还
→Nuance: 同向近义词根配对: [为什么 ↔ 怎么]