争面子
zhēng​miàn​zi

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  • created reference approved 争面子/爭面子 → 面子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    争面子 / 爭面子 zhēng​miàn​zi

    面子 miàn​zi

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 争面子/爭面子 · zhēng​miàn​zi · to win credit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    争面子 / 爭面子

    zhēng​miàn​zi

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    To try to win honor or prestige for oneself or others; to make oneself look good or build up one's image.

    争, 面子

    争 (literal) → 争/爭 · zhēng · to strive 面子 (literal) → 面子 · miàn​zi · prestige

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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