面皮

Chinese

Etymology 1

face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
leather; skin; fur
simp. and trad.
(面皮)
anagram 皮面

Pronunciation


Noun

面皮

  1. (dialectal) cheek; sense of shame
    面皮 [Cantonese]  ―  min6 pei4 seng4 cek3 hau5 [Jyutping]  ―  extremely shameless (literally, “cheek skin being as thick as a foot”)
  2. (literary) countenance; complexion; look
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 做面皮
  • 剝面皮 / 剥面皮
  • 厚面皮
  • 大面皮兒 / 大面皮儿
  • 惜面皮
  • 沒面皮 / 没面皮
  • 白淨面皮 / 白净面皮
  • 白面皮
  • 翻面皮
  • 老起面皮
  • 老面皮
  • 討面皮 / 讨面皮
  • 面皮厚
  • 面皮失色
  • 面皮焦黃 / 面皮焦黄
  • 面皮薄
  • 面皮鐵青 / 面皮铁青
  • 顛番面皮 / 颠番面皮

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 麵皮 (“wrapper; sheet of pasta; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 麵皮).
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