be hard to refuse for the sake of friendship
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is Q í ngmi à NN á nqu è, which means that it is difficult to refuse because of the relationship between face and affection. It comes from the 36th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom.
explain
Because of face and affection, it's hard to give up.
source
In the 36th chapter of Li Baojia's Officialdom appearance in the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the turbulent platform is hard to face. The next day, he passed the words to the FanTai. In less than three days, the card has been hung up."
usage
Brother Bohua and I are not thinking about money. Chapter 116 of Zhang Chunfan's Nine Tailed turtle in Qing Dynasty
be hard to refuse for the sake of friendship
A book on the back of one's house - yǎng wū zhù shū