卖面子 in English mai4 mian4 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to show deference to somebody by obliging them (or by obliging somebody associated with them)

Simplified Characters

卖 面 子

Traditional Characters

賣 面 子

Pinyin

mai4 mian4 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

卖mai4to sell 面mian4face 子zi5son