The Diversity of Chinese Mianzi Explicitness

The study attempts to present the diversity in interpersonal relationship of Mianzi explicit expression from an identity approach. It aims to uncover its diversity in interpersonal relationship from self and social levels (in-group; out-group, in particular). The examples reveal that distinctiveness exists in different interpersonal relationships in Mianzi explicit expression. Following the analysis of the display of diversity from self and social levels, the present study provides a tentative account of why diversity exists in Mianzi explicit expression from the identity perspective.