Definition
破相 means 'to have one's face scarred or disfigured', typically from an injury, accident, or violence. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 破 and the noun 相 can split, e.g., 破了相 ('got scarred'). The English gloss 'lose face' is misleading in this context – do not confuse it with the idiom for humiliation (丢脸). Use 破相 for physical facial damage only.
v.o.
to be scarred or disfigured (on the face)
Examples
- 破相，。Tā chàdiǎn pò xiàng le, hái hǎo zhǐshì cāshāng.He nearly got his face scarred, but luckily it was just a scrape.
- ，，。Tā de liǎn bèi bōli huáshāng, suīrán zhì hǎo le, dàn háishì pò le xiàng.Her face was cut by glass; although it healed, she was still scarred.
- ，破相。Diànyǐng lǐ de huàirén yòng dāo huáshāng zhǔjué, ràng tā pò xiàng le.The villain in the movie slashed the protagonist's face, scarring him.
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