Chinese

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surface; exterior; to watch
surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external
 
feeling; emotion; passion
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
 
trad. (表情)
simp. #(表情)

Etymology

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Attestable since at least the Eastern Han Dynasty in the sense "to express one's feelings".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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表情

  1. expression (on one's face)

Synonyms

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Verb

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表情

  1. (literary) to express one's feelings

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひょう
Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

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(ひょう)(じょう) (hyōjō

  1. expression (facial, bodily, etc.)
    • 1934, 三好十郎, 斬られの仙太:
      (あか)るいノンキな表情(ひょうじょう)をしている。
      Akarui nonki na hyōjō o shiteiru.
      She has a cheerful, carefree expression.

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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表情 (pyojeong) (hangeul 표정)

  1. Hanja form? of 표정 (expression).

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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表情

  1. chữ Hán form of biểu tình (demonstration).

Verb

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表情

  1. chữ Hán form of biểu tình (to demonstrate).