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体面

体面

See also: 體面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 体面 – see 體面. (This term, 体面, is the simplified form of 體面.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
体	面
たい Grade: 2	めん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

体面 ‎(hiragana たいめん, romaji taimen)

honour (favourable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth), face (public image)
- 1907, 泉鏡花, 婦系図:
  実 (じつ)に学者 (がくしゃ)の体面 (たいめん)を汚 (よご)すものです。
  
  Jitsuni gakusha no taimen o yogosu mono desu.
  
  It actually disgraces a scholar's name.
appearances