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🗣 siøq bixnphøee 🗣 (u: siøq bin'phoee phee siøq bin'phøee) 惜面皮 [wt][mo] sioh bīn-phuê/sioh bīn-phê [#]

1. (V) || 愛面子。愛惜自己的聲譽及顏面。

🗣le: (u: Y cyn siøq bin'phoee, bøo aix ho laang korng eeng'ar'oe.) 🗣 (伊真惜面皮，無愛予人講閒仔話。) (他很愛面子，不喜歡讓別人說閒話。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

iaukao bøo siøq zhøee, iaulaang bøo siøq bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'kao bøo siøq zhoee, iaw'laang bøo siøq bin'phoee; iaw'kao bøo siøq zhøee, iaw'laang bøo siøq bin'phøee [[...]] 

A hungry dog doesn't fear a stick, a hungry man doesn't fear loss of face

狗餓不怕打,人餓不顧面子。人窮志短。

siøq bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøq bin'phoee; siøq bin'phøee [[...]] 

be careful of one's reputation, be afraid of losing face

顧面子

• bøo siøq bixnphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo siøq bin'phoee; bøo siøq bin'phøee [[...]] 
  has no regard for his own reputation
  不顧面子

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