要臉

See also: 要脸

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	face
trad. (要臉)		要	臉
simp. (要脸)		要	脸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàoliǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ lim⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàoliǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàoliǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴-lien³
    • Yale: yàu-lyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawlean
    • Palladius: яолянь (jaoljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ lim⁵
    • Yale: yiu líhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ lim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ lim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

Verb

要⫽臉 (verb-object)

1. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to care for or be concerned about saving one's face

   人要一張臉，樹要一張皮。 [MSC, trad.]
   人要一张脸，树要一张皮。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rén yào yī zhāng liǎn, shù yào yī zhāng pí. [Pinyin]

   A human needs a face; a tree needs a bark. (idiomatic)

   你怎麼能幹出這種事情來？你不要臉我還要臉呢！ [MSC, trad.]
   你怎么能干出这种事情来？你不要脸我还要脸呢！ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zěnme néng gàn chū zhè zhǒng shìqing lái? Nǐ bùyàoliǎn wǒ hái yàoliǎn ne! [Pinyin]

   How could you have done such a thing? You don't want your face, yet I want my face!

   • 務實一點，我勸你們把自己戰術打法，足球的這個理念先搞懂，小高帶得蠻好的，你把他去換了幹什麼？你告訴我！你在合肥輸個一比五，你倒告訴我怎麼解釋，臉都不要了！ [MSC, trad.]
     务实一点，我劝你们把自己战术打法，足球的这个理念先搞懂，小高带得蛮好的，你把他去换了干什么？你告诉我！你在合肥输个一比五，你倒告诉我怎么解释，脸都不要了！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2013, Fan Zhiyi's interview about loss of Chinese National Football Team to Thailand in Hefei

     Wùshí yīdiǎn, wǒ quàn nǐmen bǎ zìjǐ zhànshù dǎfǎ, zúqiú de zhège lǐniàn xiān gǎo dǒng, xiǎogāo dài dé mán hǎo de, nǐ bǎ tā qù huàn le gànshénme? Nǐ gàosù wǒ! Nǐ zài Héféi shū ge yī bǐ wǔ, nǐ dǎo gàosù wǒ zěnme jiěshì, liǎn dōu bù yào le! [Pinyin]

     Practically, I suggest you understand the strategies and what football is first. Xiao Gao (nickname of Gao Hongbo) was playing quite well, why did you transfer him away (from the national team)? Tell me why? Finally you suffered a 1:5 loss in Hefei (against Thailand). Tell me how to explain this? Shame on you! (literally, “You even didn't want your faces!”)

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 要面

Derived terms

• 不要臉／不要脸 (bùyàoliǎn)