臉面

See also: 脸面

Chinese edit

		face	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (臉面)		臉	面
simp. (脸面)		脸	面

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǎnmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lián-biān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǎnmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǎnmiàn
  - Wade–Giles: lien³-mien⁴
  - Yale: lyǎn-myàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leanmiann
  - Palladius: ляньмянь (ljanʹmjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lián-biān
  - Tâi-lô: lián-biān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liefnbien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/

Noun edit

臉面

face
(figuratively) self-respect; one's face; reputation
這是個要臉面的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]
这是个要脸面的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè shì ge yào liǎnmiàn de zhǔr. [Pinyin]
This guy is obsessed with getting face.

Synonyms edit

(face):

喙面 (Xiamen Hokkien)
嘴臉／嘴脸 (zuǐliǎn) (usually derogatory)
臉／脸
臉子／脸子 (liǎnzi) (colloquial)
臉蛋／脸蛋 (liǎndàn) (colloquial)
臉蛋子／脸蛋子 (liǎndànzi) (colloquial, mainland China)
臉部／脸部 (liǎnbù)
面 (miàn) (compounds or dialectical)
面孔 (miànkǒng) (formal or Wu)
面目 (miànmù)
面貌 (miànmào)
面部 (miànbù)
顏面／颜面 (yánmiàn)

(self-respect):

Dialectal synonyms of 面目 (“dignity; reputation; face”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		面目, 面子, 體面, 顏面, 臉面, 臉子
Mandarin	Taiwan	面子
	Wanrong	面子
	Malaysia	臉, 面子
	Singapore	面子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	面
	Hong Kong	面, 面子
	Singapore (Guangfu)	面
Southern Min	Xiamen	面子, 面皮
	Quanzhou	面皮
	Zhangzhou	面皮
	Penang (Hokkien)	面, 面皮
	Singapore (Hokkien)	面, 面皮
	Manila (Hokkien)	面, 面子, 面皮
	Singapore (Teochew)	面皮
Wu	Shanghai	面子

Derived terms edit

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