臉基尼

Chinese

		face	phonetic
trad. (臉基尼)		臉	基尼
simp. (脸基尼)		脸	基尼

Etymology

Blend of 臉／脸 (liǎn, “face”) + 比基尼 (bǐjīní, “bikini”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎnjīní

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧ ㄋㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎnjīní
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧ ㄋㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎnjiní
    • Wade–Giles: lien³-chi¹-ni²
    • Yale: lyǎn-jī-ní
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leanjini
    • Palladius: ляньцзини (ljanʹczini)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ni³⁵/

Noun

臉基尼

1. facekini
   • 2016 August 30, Edward Wong, “‘Facekini’-Wearing Chinese Look Askance at French ‘Burkini’ Ban”, in Cindy Hao, transl., The New York Times‎^[1]:

     在海灘遊玩的中國女性戴「臉基尼」是為了保護臉不被太陽曬著。在一些亞洲國家，許多女性不僅擔心紫外線會給臉上帶來皺紋，也希望儘可能地保持面部不被晒黑。 [MSC, trad.]
     在海滩游玩的中国女性戴「脸基尼」是为了保护脸不被太阳晒著。在一些亚洲国家，许多女性不仅担心紫外线会给脸上带来皱纹，也希望尽可能地保持面部不被晒黑。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zài hǎitān yóuwán de Zhōngguó nǚxìng dài “liǎnjīní” shì wèile bǎohù liǎn bù bèi tàiyáng shài zhe. Zài yīxiē Yàzhōu guójiā, xǔduō nǚxìng bùjǐn dānxīn zǐwàixiàn huì gěi liǎn shàng dàilái zhòuwén, yě xīwàng jǐnkěnéng dì bǎochí miànbù bù bèi shàihēi. [Pinyin]

     Chinese beachgoing women don the facekini to shield themselves from the sun. In some Asian countries, not only do many women fear wrinkles caused by ultraviolet rays, but they also want to be as pale as possible.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 面堅尼／面坚尼