面對

See also: 面对

Chinese

		face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right
trad. (面對)		面	對
simp. (面对)		面	对
anagram		對面／对面

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miànduì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁶ deoi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mien-tui
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bīn-tùi / biān-tùi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ming⁷ dui³ / mêng⁷ dui³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miànduì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miànduèi
    • Wade–Giles: mien⁴-tui⁴
    • Yale: myàn-dwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miannduey
    • Palladius: мяньдуй (mjanʹduj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: min⁶ deoi³
    • Yale: mihn deui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶ doey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: min⁶ dêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²² tɵy̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mien-tui
    • Hakka Romanization System: mien dui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mian⁴ dui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /mi̯en⁵⁵ tu̯i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-tùi
    • Tâi-lô: bīn-tuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bixnduix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bin⁴¹⁻²² tui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /bin²²⁻²¹ tui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bin³³⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin³³⁻²¹ tui²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biān-tùi
    • Tâi-lô: biān-tuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: biexnduix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛn⁴¹⁻²² tui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛn³³⁻²¹ tui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɛn³³⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /biɛn²²⁻²¹ tui²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ming⁷ dui³ / mêng⁷ dui³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mīng tùi / mēng tùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ¹¹ tui²¹³/, /meŋ¹¹ tui²¹³/

Note: mêng7 dui3 - Jieyang.

Verb

面對

1. to face; to confront

   面對現實／面对现实  ―  miànduì xiànshí  ―  to face reality

Synonyms

• 朝向 (cháoxiàng)
• 正視／正视 (zhèngshì)
• 瀕臨／濒临 (bīnlín)
• 直視／直视 (zhíshì)
• 直面 (zhímiàn)
• 迎
• 面向 (miànxiàng)
• 面臨／面临 (miànlín)

 

Related terms

• 面對面／面对面 (miànduìmiàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (面對):

• → Korean: 면대(面對) (myeondae)