擺門面
bǎi​mén​miàn

to keep up appearances

  • created reference approved 摆门面/擺門面 → 排场/排場 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摆门面 / 擺門面 bǎi​mén​miàn

    排场 / 排場 pái​chang

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 摆门面/擺門面 · bǎi​mén​miàn · to keep up appearances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摆门面 / 擺門面

    bǎi​mén​miàn

    to keep up appearances

    to put up a front; to focus on outward appearance or ostentation while ignoring actual substance

    摆, 门面

    摆 (literal) → 摆/擺 · bǎi · to put on 门面 (literal) → 门面/門面 · mén​miàn · prestige

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

    created sense