破脸 (pò liǎn) — to fall out (with someone), to turn against, to have an open quarrel
Definition
破脸 (pò liǎn) is an informal verb meaning to have an open quarrel and turn against someone — 脸 here refers to 'face/relationship,' not the literal face. The verb splits as 破过两次脸 / 不想破脸.
verb
to fall out (with someone)to turn againstto have an open quarrel
Examples
- 破脸。Tā men liǎ yīn wèi qián de shì pò liǎn le.The two of them fell out over money.
- 。Wǒ gēn tā yǐ jīng pò guò liǎng cì liǎn le.I've already fallen out with him twice.
- 破脸，。Dà jiā dōu bù xiǎng pò liǎn, suǒ yǐ yì zhí rěn zhe.Nobody wanted to fall out, so they kept putting up with it.
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