没脸 (méi liǎn) — to lose face, to be disgraced; to be too ashamed to (do something)

Definition

没脸 (méi liǎn) means 'not have the face' — too ashamed to face someone or do something, often because of a mistake or failure. Used in set phrases like 没脸见人 ('can't face people') or 没脸说 ('too ashamed to say').

to lose faceto be disgracedto be too ashamed to (do something)

Beispiele

  • 没脸
    Tā méi kǎo hǎo, jué de méi liǎn jiàn rén.
    He didn't do well on the test and feels too ashamed to face people.
  • 没脸
    Wǒ zuò le cuò shì, méi liǎn zài gēn tā shuō.
    I did something wrong and am too ashamed to speak to her again.
  • Tā diū le gōng zuò, méi zhè ge liǎn jiàn péng you.
    He lost his job and doesn't have the face to see friends.

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