無顏

See also: 无颜

Chinese

		not have	color; countenance; face
trad. (無顏)		無	顏
simp. (无颜)		无	颜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúyán

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ ngaan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: wúyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyan
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    無言／无言
    無顏／无颜
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ ngaan⁴
  - Yale: mòuh ngàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ ngaan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ngan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ ŋäːn²¹/

Verb

無顏

(archaic) to not have face; to feel ashamed

References

面子 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
face (Asian social concept) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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