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Chinese
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face
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child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
| trad. (臉子)
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臉
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子
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| simp. (脸子)
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脸
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子
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Pronunciation
Noun
臉子
- (colloquial) unhappy look
- (colloquial) face
- (colloquial, figuratively) self-respect; one's face; reputation
Synonyms
- 喙面 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 嘴臉 / 嘴脸 (zuǐliǎn) (usually derogatory)
- 臉 / 脸
- 臉蛋 / 脸蛋 (liǎndàn) (colloquial)
- 臉蛋子 / 脸蛋子 (liǎndànzi) (colloquial, mainland China)
- 臉部 / 脸部 (liǎnbù)
- 臉面 / 脸面 (liǎnmiàn)
- 面 (miàn) (compounds or dialectical)
- 面孔 (miànkǒng) (formal or Wu)
- 面目 (miànmù)
- 面貌 (miànmào)
- 面部 (miànbù)
- 顏面 / 颜面 (yánmiàn)
Dialectal synonyms of
面目 (“dignity; reputation; face”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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面目, 面子, 體面, 顏面, 臉面, 臉子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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面子
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| Malaysia
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臉, 面子
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| Singapore
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面子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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面子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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面
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| Hong Kong
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面, 面子
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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面
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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面子, 面皮
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| Quanzhou
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面皮
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| Zhangzhou
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面皮
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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面, 面皮
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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面, 面皮
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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面, 面子, 面皮
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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面皮
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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面子
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Derived terms