체면치레

chemyeonchire
Noun

Definitions

saving face
An act of doing something on purpose in order to preserve one's dignity, or such an action.
체면이 서도록 일부러 어떤 행동을 함. 또는 그 행동.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.