要臉

See also: 要脸

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	face
trad. (要臉)		要	臉
simp. (要脸)		要	脸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàoliǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ lim⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàoliǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàoliǎn
  - Wade–Giles: yao⁴-lien³
  - Yale: yàu-lyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawlean
  - Palladius: яолянь (jaoljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu³ lim⁵
  - Yale: yiu líhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ lim⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ lim⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

Verb

要⫽臉 (verb-object)

(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to care for or be concerned about saving one's face
人要一張臉，樹要一張皮。 [MSC, trad.]
人要一张脸，树要一张皮。 [MSC, simp.]
Rén yào yī zhāng liǎn, shù yào yī zhāng pí. [Pinyin]
A human needs a face; a tree needs a bark. (idiomatic)

你怎麼能幹出這種事情來？你不要臉我還要臉呢！ [MSC, trad.]
你怎么能干出这种事情来？你不要脸我还要脸呢！ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zěnme néng gàn chū zhè zhǒng shìqing lái? Nǐ bùyàoliǎn wǒ hái yàoliǎn ne! [Pinyin]
How could you have done such a thing? You don't want your face, yet I want my face!

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 要面

Derived terms

不要臉 / 不要脸 (bùyàoliǎn)