情面 (qíng miàn) — (n.) personal feelings and social face that lead one to be lenient or avoid offending someone in a relationship
Definition
情面 (qíngmiàn) is 'personal feelings / face' — the social consideration that makes people go easy on someone to avoid offending them. Often appears with 不讲 / 不顾 / 顾 (ignore / consider) to say whether someone cares about sparing feelings.
noun
(n.) personal feelings and social face that lead one to be lenient or avoid offending someone in a relationship
Examples
- 情面，。Tā tài gù qíng miàn, jié guǒ shén me shì dōu bù gǎn shuō.He cares too much about sparing feelings, so in the end he doesn't dare say anything.
- ，。Zhè ge lǎo bǎn bàn shì bù jiǎng qíng miàn, zhī kàn jié guǒ.This boss handles things without regard for personal feelings — he only looks at results.
- 情面。Tā shí zài lā bú xià qíng miàn lái jù jué péng you.He really couldn't bring himself to refuse his friend without losing face.
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