体面

See also: 體面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 体面 – see 體面 (“honorable; creditable; decent; presentable; adorable; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 體面).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
体	面
たい Grade: 2	めん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
體面 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠imẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

体(たい)面(めん) • (taimen) 

1. honour (favourable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth), face (public image)
   • 1907, 泉鏡花, 婦系図:

     実(じつ)に学者(がくしゃ)の体面(たいめん)を汚(よご)すものです。

     Jitsuni gakusha no taimen o yogosu mono desu.

     It actually disgraces a scholar's name.

2. appearances