to lose face · humiliation

diū liǎn

d+iū·1st tonel+iǎn·3rd tone

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What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.

你的行为使全班的人丢脸。

He lost face.

他丢脸了。

Sami feels so humiliated.

萨米感到非常丢脸。

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