# 丟面子
## Chinese

| | | to lose; to put aside; to throw | outer part; outside; faceouter part; outside; face; reputation; face; self-respect |
| trad. (丟面子/丢面子) | trad. (丟面子/丢面子) | 丟/丢 | 面子 |
| simp. (丢面子) | simp. (丢面子) | 丢 | 面子 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): diū miànzi
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): diu$^1$ min$^6$ zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diū miànzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diou miànzi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: tiu$^1$ mien$^4$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: dyōu myàn-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diou miann.tzy
*** Palladius: дю мяньцзы (dju mjanʹczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: diu$^1$ min$^6$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: dīu mihn jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: diu$^1$ min$^6$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: diu$^1$ min$^6$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːu̯⁵⁵ miːn²² t͡siː³⁵/

### Verb

丟⫽面子 (verb-object)
* to lose face; to bring shame to oneself

#### Synonyms

* 丟人／丢人 (diūrén)
* 丟臉／丢脸 (diūliǎn)
* 丟醜／丢丑 (diūchǒu)
* 丟面／丢面
* 失格 (shīgé)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 丟臉, 丟人, 丟面子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 丟份兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 丟臉, 丟人現眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 丟人, 丟份兒, 丟份子, 現眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 丟臉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 丟人, 丟人現眼, 現眼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 丟人, 丟人顯臉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 丟人, 丟臉, 丟人現眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 丟人, 丟人現眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 丟人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 丟人現眼的, 丟人敗壞的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 現世, 現, 現眼, 現鼻子現眼, 現鼻子拉眼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 丟人, 羞人, 丟醜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 丟人, 丟臉, 丟醜, 丟面子, 丟人現眼, 丟人擺呆, 丟人敗姓, 現眼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 丟人, 丟臉, 丟皮子, 肇皮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 丟譏, 丟醜, 丟人, 丟臉, 折人, 坍臺, 丟人現眾, 掉底子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 丟臉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 丟人, 丟臉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 丟人, 現世 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 丟架 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 丟架, 丟人現眼 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 丟架 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 跌臉, 折面子, 現世 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 丟醜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 失面子 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 失面子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 現世 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 丟人, 敗興, 現眼, 丟人現眼, 丟人敗興 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 丟人 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 現世 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 落氣, 落臉, 獻世, 失氣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 落氣, 落臉, 失氣, 失外氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 落氣, 落臉, 現世, 失氣, 失外氣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 落氣, 落臉, 失體面, 失氣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 落氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 落氣, 瀉衰 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 落氣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 瀉衰, 瀉世界, 瀉世瀉界, 瀉衰儂 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 落氣, 瀉衰 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 落氣, 瀉衰 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 敗色水 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 現世, 退招勢 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 現世 |
| Wu | Danyang | 現世 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 丟格, 失格, 折格, 射格, 扮式样 |