Vocabulary

What does 顔を立てる (かおをたてる) mean?

顔を立てる (かおをたてる) means to save someone’s face, to defer out of respect (lit. to make someone’s face stand).

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to save someone’s face, to defer out of respect (lit. to make someone’s face stand)

Example sentences

  • Lần này vì nể mặt trưởng phòng, tôi quyết định chấp nhận đề xuất này.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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