惜面皮

Chinese

		pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge	cheek; sense of shame; countenance cheek; sense of shame; countenance; complexion; look
simp. and trad. (惜面皮)		惜	面皮

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sioh-bīn-phê / sioh-bīn-phêr / sioh-bīn-phôe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-bīn-phê
    • Tâi-lô: sioh-bīn-phê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioihbixnphee
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin³³⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-bīn-phêr
    • Tâi-lô: sioh-bīn-phêr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio(ʔ)⁵ bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-bīn-phôe
    • Tâi-lô: sioh-bīn-phuê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioihbixnphoee
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bin³³⁻²¹ pʰue²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

Idiom

惜面皮

1. (Hokkien) sensitive about one's reputation; afraid of losing face and being looked down upon

Synonyms

• 愛面子／爱面子 (ài miànzi)