拍面

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Chinese

Etymology 1

to clap; to pat; to beat
to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
 
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
simp. and trad.
(拍面)

Pronunciation


Verb

拍面

  1. (Hokkien, Puxian Min) to prove (a person or their opinion or prediction) wrong; to slap someone's face
    Synonym: 打臉 / 打脸 (dǎliǎn)
  2. (Puxian Min) to window-dress (to arrange things so that the best items are visible on top while hiding inferior items underneath)
  3. (Puxian Min) to trowel (to smooth out a surface (like concrete, plaster, etc.) using a trowel)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 拍麵 (“to make noodles; noodle”).
(This term is the simplified form of 拍麵).
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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “拍面”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 436.