撐門面
chēng​mén​miàn

to keep up appearances

  • created reference approved 撑门面/撐門面 → 撑场面/撐場面 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撑门面 / 撐門面 chēng​mén​miàn

    撑场面 / 撐場面 chēng​chǎng​miàn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 撑门面/撐門面 · chēng​mén​miàn · to keep up appearances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撑门面 / 撐門面

    chēng​mén​miàn

    to keep up appearances

    to maintain a certain standard of outward display or prestige, often with effort; to put up a front or save face

    撑, 门面

    撑 (literal) → 撑/撐 · chēng · to prop up or maintain 门面 (literal) → 门面/門面 · mén​miàn · prestige

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

    created sense