Lose-face Definition
verb
(idiomatic) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.
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Origin of Lose-face
A calque of Chinese trad. 丟臉, simpl. 丢脸 (pinyin: diū liǎn), literally meaning “lose face”.
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