People live in two skins.
Hanging by powder-saving face
Face is to people what bark is to trees-reputation is to people what bark is to trees.
Idioms about face and their explanations are as follows:
There is no place to take measures: measures: resettlement; Yan: Face is face. There's no room for your face. Describe shame.
Wear a head to know a face: a metaphor for having a face and identity.
Hard to turn away: it is difficult to turn away because of face and mutual affection.
Sweep the floor: it's all gone like sweeping the floor. Metaphor is complete destruction. It is also a metaphor for losing face and prestige.
Sweep the floor: a metaphor for complete destruction. It is also a metaphor for losing face and prestige.
The monk came to see the Buddha's face: monk: monk. The monk came to entertain him for the sake of Buddha. Treat new people by looking at the faces of relevant personnel.
Dull: No luster. Describe humiliation.
Die to save face, live to suffer: refers to suffering because of saving face.
Dignity sweeps the floor: dignity: face. Metaphor is losing face.
Lose face: a metaphor for losing face.
Have a head and face: have a face; big shot
Chapter 1: Famous aphorisms about life and society.
There are the darkest shadows on the earth, but in contrast, the light is stronger. (Hugo's tragic world)<