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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 詞
丟臉 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
丟臉 ＝ 丟 ＋ 臉
ㄉㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ · diūliǎn
verb — to lose face, to be disgraced; adjective — embarrassing, shameful

字源 FORM — what the parts do

丟to lose, to throw away (丟掉)diū
臉face (臉色)liǎn
丟臉，丟掉的丟，臉色的臉。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

當眾出醜，連臉（臉）都丟（丟）了。
Caught out in public, you throw（丟）even your face（臉）away.
關 · Related
丟人diūrénthe same idea, losing the person instead of the face面子miànzithe social face at stake