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世面

世面

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (世面)		世	面

Noun

世面

the world as a whole; society; state of the world

Derived terms

沒見過世面／没见过世面 (méi jiànguo shìmiàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shìmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ min⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shìmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhmiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    世面
    市面
    識面／识面
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ min⁶
  - Yale: sai mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ min⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ miːn²²/