顏面

See also: 顔面 and 颜面

Chinese

colour; countenance; face
 
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (顏面) 顏 面
simp. (颜面) 颜 面

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 顏 面
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 刪 (69) 仙 (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 五姦切 彌箭切
Baxter ngaen mjienH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋˠan/ /miᴇnH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋᵚan/ /miɛnH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋɐn/ /mjænH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋaɨn/ /mianH/
Li
Rong
/ŋan/ /miɛnH/
Wang
Li
/ŋan/ /mĭɛnH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋan/ /mi̯ɛnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yán miàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ngaan4 min6

Noun

顏面

  1. person's face; facial surface
  2. face (sociological concept); dignity; prestige

Synonyms

  • (person's face):
  • (dignity):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (顏面):
  • → Japanese: 顔面(がんめん) (ganmen)
  • → Korean: 안면(顔面) (anmyeon)
  • → Vietnamese: nhan diện (顏面)
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