死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to regard face as all-important
  2. to consider loss of face unthinkable

CHARACTERS

死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
要 yào
HSK 2
necessary, essential; necessity
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch