面:min2
(pos:名詞)
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yue:#自尊;#尊嚴;#榮譽
eng:face: respect; prestige; reputation; honour
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yue:#冇面 (mou5 min2)
eng:to lose face; to be disgraced
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yue:#人要面樹要皮 (jan4 jiu3 min2 syu6 jiu3 pei4)
eng:face is important to a man, just as bark is important to a tree
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yue:佢好要面㗎。 (keoi5 hou2 jiu3 min2 gaa3.)
eng:He really cares about his reputation.
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yue:二維(長度同闊度)對象;點、線以上嘅層次;#平面(量詞:個)
eng:plane; area; (of geometry) face
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yue:#橫切面 (waang4 cit3 min2)
eng:cross-section
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yue:點線面 (dim2 sin3 min2)
eng:dots, lines and planes
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yue:正方體有幾多個面? (zing3 fong1 tai2 jau5 gei2 do1 go3 min2?)
eng:How many faces does a cube have?
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<explanation>
yue:#表面;對外、對上、比較明顯、感知易啲同早啲嘅一邊(量詞:個)
eng:surface; cover
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yue:#平面 (ping2 min2)
eng:plane; literally: flat surface
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yue:#封面 (fung1 min2)
eng:cover (of a publication)
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yue:雙面打印 (soeng1 min2 daa2 jan3)
eng:duplex printing
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yue:面嗰層/浸 (min2 go2 cang4 / zam3)
eng:the layer on the surface
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yue:#食碗面反碗底 (sik6 wun2 min2 faan2 wun2 dai2)
eng:to bite the hand that feeds
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yue:身份證底同面都要影印。 (san1 fan2 zing3 dai2 tung4 min2 dou1 jiu3 jing2 jan3.)
eng:Both sides of the ID card need to be copied.
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yue:枱面放咗個蘋果。 (toi2 min2 fong3 zo2 go3 ping4 gwo2.)
eng:An apple is placed on the table.
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<explanation>
yue:#方面;#範疇
eng:side; aspect
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yue:陰暗面 (jam1 am3 min2)
eng:dark side
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<explanation>
yue:#範圍
eng:range; scale; scope
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yue:#人面 (jan4 min2)
eng:relationship; network
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yue:佢嘅知識面好廣。 (keoi5 ge3 zi1 sik1 min2 hou2 gwong2.)
eng:He has a wide range of knowledge.
面:min6
(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:頭部正面睇到#樣 同#表情 嗰邊;有眼耳口鼻嗰邊(量詞:塊)
eng:face (showing one's appearance and facial expressions); appearance
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yue:#面珠墩 (min6 zyu1 dan1)
eng:cheek (implying intimacy)
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yue:面部神經 (min6 bou6 san4 ging1)
eng:facial nerves
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yue:#面善 (min6 sin6)
eng:familiar-looking
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yue:#面具 (min6 geoi6)
eng:mask
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yue:#面試 (min6 si5)
eng:interview
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yue:#面對面 (min6 deoi3 min6)
eng:face to face
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yue:#面懵心精 (min6 mung2 sam1 zeng1)
eng:appearing or pretending to be stupid but actually very smart or cunning; literally: face foolish heart clever
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yue:佢塊面好滑。 (keoi5 faai3 min6 hou2 waat6.)
eng:He has a smooth face.
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yue:快啲洗面啦。 (faai3 di1 sai2 min6 laa1.)
eng:Go wash your face quickly.
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yue:你塊面畀蚊咬啊。 (nei5 faai3 min6 bei2 man1 ngaau5 aa3.)
eng:Your face was bitten by a mosquito.
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<explanation>
yue:物體其中一部份嘅方位;#邊;#便
eng:side (to denote directions and locations)
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yue:#表面 (biu2 min6)
eng:surface; side of the appearance; front side
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yue:#底面 (dai2 min6)
eng:subface; side of the bottom
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yue:#正面 (zing3 min6)
eng:front side
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yue:#反面 (faan2 min6)
eng:back side; reverse side
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yue:#左面 (zo2 min6)
eng:left side
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yue:#右面 (jau6 min6)
eng:right side
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yue:#東面 (dung1 min6)
eng:east side
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yue:#對面 (deoi3 min6)
eng:opposite side
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yue:街市喺呢面,銀行喺嗰面。 (gaai1 si5 hai2 ni1 min6, ngan4 hong4 hai2 go2 min6.)
eng:The market is on this side and the bank is on that side.
面:min6
(pos:量詞)
<explanation>
yue:用喺見面嘅次數
eng:used for the number of meetings
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yue:佢結識你啲朋友,無非都係想親近你,見多你幾面。 (keoi5 git3 sik1 nei5 di1 pang4 jau5, mou4 fei1 dou1 hai6 soeng2 can1 gan6 nei5, gin3 do1 nei5 gei2 min6.)
eng:That he makes friends with your friends is but only to get close to you and see you more.
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<explanation>
yue:用喺#旗幟,着重於旗嘅平面部份,又或者#橫額
eng:used for flags, especially the plane of a flag, or banners
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yue:佢託朋友買咗面黃龍旗。 (keoi5 tok3 pang4 jau5 maai5 zo2 min6 wong4 lung4 kei4.)
eng:He asked his friend to buy him a Yellow Dragon flag (the national flag of the Ch'ing/the Qing/Daicing Gurun).
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<explanation>
yue:用喺#獎牌
eng:used for medals
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yue:港隊奪得多面獎牌。 (gong2 deoi2 dyut6 dak1 do1 min6 zoeng2 paai4.)
eng:Hong Kong (team) has won several medals.
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<explanation>
yue:#方面;只可以配「#一」
eng:side; aspect; only used with #一 jat1 "one"
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yue:不為人知嘅一面 (bat1 wai4 jan4 zi1 ge3 jat1 min6)
eng:unknown side
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yue:呢層只係問題嘅其中一面。 (ni1 cang4 zi2 hai6 man6 tai4 ge3 kei4 zung1 jat1 min6.)
eng:This is only one aspect of the problem.
面:min6
(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:面字嘅本調,喺某啲具引申義嘅詞入面會用
eng:"citation pronunciation" for the word "face", used in certain words with extended meanings
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yue:#顏面 (ngaan4 min6)
eng:prestige; face
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yue:#體面 (tai2 min6)
eng:dignity; face; literally: body face
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yue:#面積 (min6 zik1)
eng:area; literally: product of faces (in geometry)