Большой китайско-русский словарь
mā bù xià liǎn
[find it difficult to be serious with sb.; for fear of hurting sb.’s feelings] 碍于脸面或情面
抹不下脸 в энциклопедиях
mā bù xià liǎn
[find it difficult to be serious with sb.; for fear of hurting sb.’s feelings] 碍于脸面或情面