面子
Chinese edit
Etymology 1 edit
face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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simp. and trad. (面子) |
面 | 子 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
面子
Synonyms edit
Variety | Location | Words |
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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
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 面子 – see 麵子 (“fine powder”). (This term is the simplified form of 麵子). |
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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面 | 子 |
メン Grade: 3 |
ツ Grade: 1 |
irregular |
For pronunciation and definitions of 面子 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 面子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |