上臉

See also: 上脸

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	face
trad. (上臉)		上	臉
simp. (上脸)		上	脸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngliǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ lim⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngliǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngliǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-lien³
    • Yale: shàng-lyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqlean
    • Palladius: шанлянь (šanljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ lim⁵
    • Yale: séuhng líhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ lim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ lim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ liːm¹³/

Verb

上臉

1. to become flushed after drinking alcohol
2. (dialectal Mandarin) to blush due to shyness
3. (Mandarin) to be carried away by other's praise; to not be satisfied with small gains

Derived terms

• 上頭上臉 / 上头上脸