面目

Chinese

 
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
simp. and trad.
(面目)

Pronunciation


Noun

面目

  1. face
  2. look; appearance
  3. self-respect

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 無面目无面目
  • 真面目 (zhēnmiànmù)
  • 難施面目难施面目
  • 面目一新
  • 面目全非 (miànmùquánfēi)
  • 面目可憎
  • 面目清秀
  • 面目猙獰面目狰狞
  • 面目黃瘦面目黄瘦

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
めん
Grade: 3
もく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

面目 (hiragana めんもく, rōmaji menmoku)

  1. one's honor
  2. appearance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
めん
Grade: 3
ぼく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

面目 (hiragana めんぼく, rōmaji menboku)

  1. one's honor
  2. appearance
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 3
ぼく
Grade: 1
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [me̞ːbo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

面目 (hiragana めいぼく, rōmaji meiboku)

  1. (obsolete) one's honor
  2. (obsolete) appearance

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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