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Definition 2024

顏面

顏面

See also: 顔面 and 颜面

Chinese

		color; countenance; face	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (顏面)		顏	面
simp. (颜面)		颜	面

Noun

顏面

a person's face; facial surface
Face (sociological concept); dignity; prestige

Derived terms

顏面掃地／颜面扫地

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yánmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁴ min⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gân-bīn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanmiann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánmiànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanmiall
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ mjɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁴ min⁶
  - Yale: ngàahn mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁴ min⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːn²¹ miːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gân-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: gân-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ganbin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gan²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gan²³⁻³³ bin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan²⁴⁻²² bin²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan¹³⁻²² bin²²/