方面
Chinese edit
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top | ||
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simp. and trad. (方面) |
方 | 面 |
Etymology edit
Attestable in ancient Chinese texts; in the modern sense of "aspect", reborrowing from Japanese 方面 (hōmen).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
方面
- aspect; side; (on the one) hand; facet; respect (Classifier: 個/个 m)
- (archaic) direction
- (archaic) one direction
- (archaic) four directions; all sides; all around
- (archaic) official post; duty
Usage notes edit
- It is acceptable to use 方面 (fāngmiàn) both with or without a classifier; both 三方面 (sān fāngmiàn) and 三個方面/三个方面 (sān ge fāngmiàn) are commonly used.
- When using the term with 這/这 (zhè) or 那 (nà), both 這(那)一方面/这(那)一方面 (zhè (nà) yī fāngmiàn) and 這(那)個方面/这(那)个方面 (zhè (nà) ge fāngmiàn) are acceptable constructions, the former being more formal than the latter.
- Unlike in Japanese, 方面 (fāngmiàn) in modern Chinese never conveys the meaning of direction; 方向 (fāngxiàng) is used instead.
Synonyms edit
- (aspect):
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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方 | 面 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
めん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
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References edit
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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方 | 面 |
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Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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方 | 面 |
Noun edit
方面
- chữ Hán form of phương diện (“aspect; bearing”).