北面
Chinese
| north | face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北面) | 北 | 面 | |
| simp. #(北面) | 北 | 面 | |
Etymology
According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bak1 min6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pet-mien
- Eastern Min (BUC): báe̤k-miêng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pak-bīn
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7poq-mi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běimiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běimiàn
- Wade–Giles: pei3-mien4
- Yale: běi-myàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeimiann
- Palladius: бэймянь (bɛjmjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 min6
- Yale: bāk mihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 min6
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 min6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pet-mien
- Hakka Romanization System: bedˋ mien
- Hagfa Pinyim: bed5 mian4
- Sinological IPA: /pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pak-bīn
- Tâi-lô: pak-bīn
- Phofsit Daibuun: pakbin
- IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
北面
Synonyms
- (north): 北邊／北边 (běibiān); (Hakka) 北片; (Jin) 北半切; (Hokkien, Teochew) 北爿, 北勢／北势, 北頭／北头 (běitóu); (Wu, dated) 北壗／北𡋤
Coordinate terms
Verb
北面