面具

Chinese

		face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top	tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad. (面具)		面	具

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miànjù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁶ geoi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bīn-kū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miànjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miànjyù
  - Wade–Giles: mien⁴-chü⁴
  - Yale: myàn-jyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miannjiuh
  - Palladius: мяньцзюй (mjanʹczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁶ geoi⁶
  - Yale: mihn geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶ goey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁶ gêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²² kɵy̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bīn-kū
  - Tâi-lô: bīn-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bixnku
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bin²²⁻²¹ ku²²/

Noun

面具

mask (covering for the face)
mask; face mask (covering for the mouth and nose)
防塵面具／防尘面具 ― fángchén miànjù ― dust mask
(figurative) mask; disguise; veil; pretence; concealment (especially an evil-intentioned one)

Derived terms

假面具 (jiǎmiànjù)
防毒面具 (fángdú miànjù)

See also

口罩 (kǒuzhào)