臉子
Chinese
| face | 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) | 臉 | 子 | |
| simp. (脸子) | 脸 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liǎnzi
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liǎnzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: lien3-tzŭ5
- Yale: lyǎn-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lean.tzy
- Palladius: ляньцзы (ljanʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
臉子
- (colloquial) unhappy look
- (colloquial) face
- (colloquial, figuratively) self-respect; one's face; reputation
Synonyms
- (face):
- (self-respect):
Dialectal synonyms of 面目 (“dignity; reputation; face”) [map]
| 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 |