chōng​mén​mian

to keep up appearances

  • created reference approved 充门面/充門面 → 装门面/裝門面 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    充门面 / 充門面 chōng​mén​mian

    装门面 / 裝門面 zhuāng​mén​miàn

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 充门面/充門面 · chōng​mén​mian · to keep up appearances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    充门面 / 充門面

    chōng​mén​mian

    to keep up appearances

    To put up a front or maintain a facade by focusing on outward appearance; to put on airs.

    chōng​mén​miàn

    充, 门面

    充 (literal) → 充 · chōng · to pretend 门面 (literal) → 门面/門面 · mén​miàn · prestige

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

    created sense