要面子 yàomiànzǐ

yàomiànzǐ phrase to be sensitive about one's reputation
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: See also 爱面子 (CC-CEDICT '要面子')

Contained in

• 死要面子活受罪 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances
• 死要面子 to regard face as all-important; to consider loss of face unthinkable