體面

See also: 体面

Chinese

		body; form; style body; form; style; system	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (體面)		體	面
simp. (体面)		体	面

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǐmiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tai² min⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thí-mien
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thé-biān / thé-bīn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tǐmiàn → tǐmian (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ → ㄊㄧˇ ˙ㄇㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tǐmiån
    • Wade–Giles: tʻi³-mien⁵
    • Yale: tǐ-myan
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tii.miann
    • Palladius: тимянь (timjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /tʰi²¹⁴ mi̯ɛn⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tai² min⁶
    • Yale: tái mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tai² min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tei² min⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯³⁵ miːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thí-mien
    • Hakka Romanization System: ti` mien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ti³ mian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰi³¹ mi̯en⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thé-biān
    • Tâi-lô: thé-biān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tefbien
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰe⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɛn⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thé-bīn
    • Tâi-lô: thé-bīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tefbin
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

Adjective

體面

1. honorable; creditable; decent
2. presentable; adorable
3. courteous; polite

Synonyms

• (honorable):

• 光彩 (guāngcǎi)
• 光榮／光荣 (guāngróng)
• 光耀 (guāngyào)
• 名譽／名誉 (míngyù)
• 好聽／好听 (hǎotīng)
• 榮光／荣光 (róngguāng)
• 榮耀／荣耀 (róngyào)
• 風光／风光 (fēngguang) (figurative, colloquial)

 

• (presentable):

• 俊 (jùn)
• 俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
• 俊秀 (jùnxiù)
• 俊美 (jùnměi) (of a young male)
• 俏麗／俏丽 (qiàolì) (usually of a female)
• 奇麗／奇丽 (qílì) (singularly beautiful)
• 好看 (hǎokàn)
• 妖嬌／妖娇 (“iau-kiau”) (Hokkien)
• 姣美 (jiāoměi) (formal, of a face or posture)
• 妍美 (yánměi) (literary)
• 嬌豔／娇艳 (jiāoyàn) (delicate and charming)
• 嬌逸／娇逸 (jiāoyì) (literary, of a young male)
• 悅目／悦目 (yuèmù)
• 是樣／是样 (shìyàng) (colloquial)
• 標緻／标致 (biāozhì) (usually of a woman)
• 清秀 (qīngxiù)
• 漂亮
• 秀媚 (xiùmèi)
• 秀美 (xiùměi)
• 秀麗／秀丽 (xiùlì)
• 綺麗／绮丽 (qǐlì)
• 繁華／繁华 (fánhuá) (literary)
• 美觀／美观 (měiguān)
• 美麗／美丽 (měilì)
• 耐看 (nàikàn)
• 花花 (huāhuā) (literary)
• 豔麗／艳丽 (yànlì)
• 邊式／边式 (biānshi) (regional, of dress, physique, etc.)
• 鮮亮／鲜亮 (xiānliàng) (dialectal)
• 鮮麗／鲜丽 (xiānlì)

 

• (courteous): 規矩／规矩 (guījǔ), 禮貌／礼貌 (lǐmào)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "honorable"):

• 不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)

 

Noun

體面

1. dignity; face
2. appearance; exterior; look
3. courtesy; politeness; manners

Synonyms

• (dignity):

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

• (appearance):

• 人才 (réncái)
• 儀容／仪容 (yíróng) (of a person)
• 儀表／仪表 (yíbiǎo) (of a person)
• 外形 (wàixíng)
• 外相 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 外範／外范 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 外表 (wàibiǎo)
• 外觀／外观 (wàiguān)
• 外貌 (wàimào)
• 容貌 (róngmào, “facial features”)
• 容顏／容颜 (róngyán, “facial features”)
• 尊容 (zūnróng) (ironic or honorific, of a person)
• 尪仔頭／尪仔头 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 形容 (xíngróng, “facial appearance”) (literary)
• 形貌 (xíngmào)
• 樣子／样子 (yàngzi)
• 模樣／模样 (of a person)
• 樣貌／样貌 (yàngmào)
• 相貌 (xiàngmào) (of a person)
• 瞻視／瞻视 (zhānshì) (literary)
• 稿 (gǎo) (literary, or in compounds)
• 觀瞻／观瞻 (guānzhān)
• 貌相 (màoxiàng) (of a person)
• 賣相／卖相 (màixiàng) (originally Wu)
• 長相／长相 (zhǎngxiàng) (of a person)
• 面容 (miànróng, “facial features”)
• 面容仔 (“facial features”) (Hakka)
• 面水 (Hokkien)
• 面貌 (miànmào)
• 顏容／颜容 (yánróng, “facial features”)

 

• (courtesy):

• 下數／下数 (Hakka)
• 儀禮／仪礼 (yílǐ)
• 形跡／形迹 (xíngjì)
• 禮制／礼制 (lǐzhì)
• 禮數／礼数 (lǐshù)
• 禮法／礼法 (lǐfǎ)
• 禮節／礼节 (lǐjié)
• 禮貌／礼貌 (lǐmào)
• 禮路／礼路 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 規矩／规矩 (guījǔ) (figurative)
• 體統／体统 (tǐtǒng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
體	面
たい Hyōgaiji	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

體(たい)面(めん) • (taimen) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 体面: face

Korean

Hanja in this term
體	面

Noun

體面 • (chemyeon) (hangeul 체면)

1. Hanja form^? of 체면 (“face”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
體	面

Noun

體面

1. chữ Hán form of thể diện (“face”).