臉面

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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
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lián-biān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǎnmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǎnmiàn
  - Wade–Giles: lien³-mien⁴
  - Yale: lyǎn-myàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leanmiann
  - Palladius: ляньмянь (ljanʹmjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Southern Min
- (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

(face):

喙面 (Xiamen Hokkien)
嘴臉／嘴脸 (zuǐliǎn) (usually derogatory)
臉／脸
臉子／脸子 (liǎnzi) (colloquial)
臉蛋／脸蛋 (liǎndàn) (colloquial)
臉蛋子／脸蛋子 (liǎndànzi) (colloquial, mainland China)
臉部／脸部 (liǎnbù)
面 (miàn) (compounds or dialectical)
面孔 (miànkǒng) (formal or Wu)
面目 (miànmù)
面貌 (miànmào)
面部 (miànbù)
顏面／颜面 (yánmiàn)

(self-respect):

Dialectal synonyms of 面目 (“dignity; reputation; face”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		面目, 面子, 體面, 顏面, 臉面, 臉子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	面子
	Malaysia	臉, 面子
	Singapore	面子
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	面子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	面
	Hong Kong	面, 面子
	Singapore (Guangfu)	面
Southern Min	Xiamen	面子, 面皮
	Quanzhou	面皮
	Zhangzhou	面皮
	Penang (Hokkien)	面, 面皮
	Singapore (Hokkien)	面, 面皮
	Manila (Hokkien)	面, 面子, 面皮
	Singapore (Teochew)	面皮
Wu	Shanghai	面子

Derived terms

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