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Source Word

顔を立てる

Hiragana
かおをたてる
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
相手の立場や名誉が保たれるように配慮すること / 恥をかかせないようにすること
Easy Japanese Meaning
その人がはずかしい思いをしないように、表向きに大事にあつかうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
保全面子 / 给某人面子 / 维护颜面
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
給人面子 / 顧全對方面子 / 不使對方難堪
Korean Meaning
체면을 세워 주다 / 체면을 살려 주다 / 명예를 지켜 주다
Vietnamese Meaning
giữ thể diện / nể mặt (ai) / giúp ai giữ mặt mũi
Tagalog Meaning
panatilihin ang dangal ng isang tao / iligtas sa kahihiyan / huwag pahiyain
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He lied to save face, rather than admitting his mistake.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他不承认自己的错误,为了保全面子而撒谎。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他不承認自己的錯誤,為了保全面子而撒了謊。

Korean Translation

그는 자신의 실수를 인정하지 않고 체면을 세우기 위해 거짓말을 했다.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ấy không thừa nhận lỗi của mình và đã nói dối để giữ thể diện.

Tagalog Translation

Hindi niya inamin ang kanyang pagkakamali at nagsinungaling siya para hindi mawalan ng mukha.

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(idiomatic) to save face

canonical

romanization

stem

past

table-tags

inflection-template

imperfective stem

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imperfective

continuative stem

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continuative

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imperative literary stem

colloquial imperative stem

imperative literary stem

colloquial imperative stem

imperative literary

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conditional hypothetical

conditional hypothetical

conditional hypothetical

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