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给脸

gěi liǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(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)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ac750fe2a5822321. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

給臉 给脸 [gei3 lian3] /(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)/

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Other forms in these source records: 給臉

  • 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)

    jǐ

    (bound form) to supply / to provide / (literary) sufficient / abundant

  • 脸

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.