争面子
Traditional form:
爭面子
Pinyin (reading):
zhēngmiànzi
Definitions:
- to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc)
- to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
Characters:
- 争 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
- 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
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