chinese

• Save face

  To avoid humiliation or preserve one's dignity or reputation in a difficult or embarrassing situation.

• Long time no see

  An informal greeting used when encountering someone after a significant period of separation.

• Lose face

  To be publicly humiliated or to suffer a loss of respect and dignity from others.

• Saving face

  To avoid humiliation or preserve one's reputation in a difficult or embarrassing situation.

• To kowtow

  To show extreme deference or submission, often by bowing or acting in a servile manner.

• Paper tiger

  A paper tiger refers to something or someone that appears powerful and threatening but is actually weak and ineffectual.

• A paper tiger

  A paper tiger refers to a person, organization, or thing that appears threatening or powerful but is in fact ineffectual and easily overcome.