| 给脸不要脸 |
gěi liǎn bù yào liǎn |
(coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwill |
| 给 |
gěi |
to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) |
| 给 |
jǐ |
to supply / to provide |
| 给脸 |
gěi liǎn |
(coll.) to show respect; to give face (esp. in public to avoid embarrassment); (often sarcastic) to treat with basic courtesy (implying the recipient is undeserving) |
| 脸 |
liǎn |
face / CL:张,个 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不要 |
bù yào |
don't!; must not |
| 不要脸 |
bù yào liǎn |
to have no sense of shame; shameless |
| 要 |
yāo |
(bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 |
yào |
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important |
| 要脸 |
yào liǎn |
(coll.) to have a sense of shame |
| 脸 |
liǎn |
face / CL:张,个 |