有頭有臉

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	head; (noun suffix)	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	face
trad. (有頭有臉)		有	頭	有	臉
simp. (有头有脸)		有	头	有	脸
Literally: “have head, have face”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒutóuyǒuliǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒutóuyǒuliǎn [Phonetic: yǒutóuyóuliǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒutóuyǒuliǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-tʻou²-yu³-lien³
    • Yale: yǒu-tóu-yǒu-lyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoutouryeoulean
    • Palladius: ютоуюлянь (jutoujuljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒutóuyǒuliǎnr [Phonetic: yǒutóuyóuliǎnr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒutóuyǒuliǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-tʻou²-yu³-lien³-ʼrh
    • Yale: yǒu-tóu-yǒu-lyǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoutouryeouleal
    • Palladius: ютоуюляньр (jutoujuljanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵
    • Yale: yáuh tàuh yáuh líhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ teo⁴ yeo⁵ lim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ liːm¹³/

Idiom

有頭有臉

1. having fame and prestige; famous; respected; prestigious

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 有頭有面／有头有面