ài​miàn​zi

to avoid hurting feelings

  • created sense approved 碍面子/礙面子 · ài​miàn​zi · to avoid hurting feelings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    碍面子 / 礙面子

    ài​miàn​zi

    to avoid hurting feelings

    to refrain from doing something or to feel hesitant because of the need to save face or avoid offending someone

    碍, 面子

    碍 (literal) → 碍/礙 · ài · to hinder 面子 (literal) → 面子 · miàn​zi · feelings

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

    created sense