爭面子

See also: 争面子

Chinese

		struggle; fight	outer part; outside; face outer part; outside; face; reputation; face; self-respect
trad. (爭面子)		爭	面子
simp. (争面子)		争	面子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēng miànzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēng miànzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jheng miànzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹ mien⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: jēng myàn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng miann.tzy
    • Palladius: чжэн мяньцзы (čžɛn mjanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Verb

爭面子

1. to fight for a good reputation; to try to win honour