面子
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Chinese
Etymology 1
face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (面子) |
面 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): min6 zi2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mien-chṳ́
- Eastern Min (BUC): méng-cṳ̄
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bīn-chú / bīn-chír / bīn-chí / biān-chú / biān-chír
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miànzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: mien4-tzŭ5
- Yale: myàn-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miann.tzy
- Palladius: мяньцзы (mjanʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: min6 zi2
- Yale: mihn jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: min6 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: min6 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːn²² t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mien-chṳ́
- Hakka Romanization System: mien ziiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mian4 zi3
- Sinological IPA: /mi̯en⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: méng-cṳ̄
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ (t͡s-)ʒy³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-chú
- Tâi-lô: bīn-tsú
- Phofsit Daibuun: bixnzuo
- IPA (Philippines): /bin⁴¹⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /bin³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /bin²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-chír
- Tâi-lô: bīn-tsír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bin⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-chí
- Tâi-lô: bīn-tsí
- Phofsit Daibuun: bixncie
- IPA (Philippines): /bin⁴¹⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biān-chír
- Tâi-lô: biān-tsír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
Noun
面子
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 面目 (“dignity; reputation; face”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 面目, 面子, 體面, 顏面, 臉面, 臉子 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 面子 |
| Malaysia | 臉, 面子 | |
| Singapore | 面子 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 面子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 面 |
| Hong Kong | 面, 面子 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 面 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 面子, 面皮 |
| Quanzhou | 面皮 | |
| Zhangzhou | 面皮 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 面, 面皮 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 面, 面皮 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 面, 面子, 面皮 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 面皮 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 面子 |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: 面子 (mentsu)
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 面子 – see 麵子 (“fine powder”). (This term is the simplified form of 麵子). |
Notes:
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 面 | 子 |
| メン Grade: 3 |
ツ Grade: 1 |
| irregular | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 面子 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 面子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |