臉面

See also: 脸面

Chinese

		face	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (臉面)		臉	面
simp. (脸面)		脸	面

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǎnmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Min Nan (POJ): lián-biān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liǎnmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leanmiann
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lián-biān
  - Tâi-lô: lián-biān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liefnbien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/

Noun

臉面

face
(figuratively) self-respect; one's face; reputation
這是個要臉面的主兒。 [MSC, trad.]
这是个要脸面的主儿。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè shì ge yào liǎnmiàn de zhǔr. [Pinyin]
This guy is obsessed with getting face.

Synonyms

(self-respect): 面子 (miànzi), 情面 (qíngmiàn)

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