打脸

• 拼音: dǎ liǎn
• 汉字拆解: 打 (hit) + 脸 (face) -> metaphorically slap one's public image.

含义

To be proven wrong in an embarrassing way, especially after a confident claim.

It can be self-directed or used to criticize public predictions, boasts, and denials. The image is metaphorical and implies loss of face.

例句

1. 我刚说不会下雨，十分钟后被打脸。
2. 销量公布后，质疑的人被打脸了。
3. 别把话说太满，小心打脸。

用法指南

语境: social media, comments, friends

语气: mocking, cautionary

正确说法

• 预测错得明显时可说被打脸。（Use it when facts prove someone wrong.）

错误说法

• 用于真实暴力事件时开玩笑。（Avoid joking around actual assault.）

常见错误

• Using it for any failure; it usually follows a claim being disproved.

起源与历史

From the literal idea of hitting the face, extended to public embarrassment.

文化背景

时代: 2010s-2020s

世代: Gen Z, Millennials, and mainstream internet users

社会背景: Urban students, workers, and online communities

地区说明: Connected to 面子 culture and internet receipts.