八面光

Chinese

		all around; in all directions; from every direction all around; in all directions; from every direction; eight faces	light; ray; bright
trad. (八面光)		八面	光
simp. #(八面光)		八面	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāmiànguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ min⁶ gwong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāmiànguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bamiànguang
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-mien⁴-kuang¹
    • Yale: bā-myàn-gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bamiannguang
    • Palladius: бамяньгуан (bamjanʹguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ min⁶ gwong¹
    • Yale: baat mihn gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ min⁶ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ min⁶ guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ miːn²² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

八面光

1. smooth and slick (in making social contacts)

Synonyms

• 八面見光／八面见光 (bāmiàn jiànguāng)
• 八面玲瓏／八面玲珑 (bāmiànlínglóng)