「面」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: min2
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • face: respect; prestige; reputation; honour
    (Cant.) 冇面mou5 min2
    (Eng.) to lose face; to be disgraced
    (Cant.) 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
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5好hou2要jiu3面min2㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) He really cares about his reputation.

  • plane; area; (of geometry) face (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 橫切面waang4 cit3 min2
    (Eng.) cross-section
    (Cant.) 點dim2線sin3面min2
    (Eng.) dots, lines and planes
    (Cant.) 正zing3方fong1體tai2有jau5幾gei2多do1個go3面min2?
    (Eng.) How many faces does a cube have?

  • surface; cover (measure word: 個)
    (Cant.) 平面ping2 min2
    (Eng.) plane; literally: flat surface
    (Cant.) 封面fung1 min2
    (Eng.) cover (of a publication)
    (Cant.) 雙soeng1面min2打daa2印jan3
    (Eng.) duplex printing
    (Cant.) 面min2嗰go2層cang4/浸zam3
    (Eng.) the layer on the surface
    (Cant.) 食碗面反碗底sik6 wun2 min2 faan2 wun2 dai2
    (Eng.) to bite the hand that feeds
    (Cant.) 身san1份fan2證zing3底dai2同tung4面min2都dou1要jiu3影jing2印jan3。
    (Eng.) Both sides of the ID card need to be copied.
    (Cant.) 枱toi2面min2放fong3咗zo2個go3蘋ping4果gwo2。
    (Eng.) An apple is placed on the table.

  • side; aspect
    (Cant.) 陰jam1暗am3面min2
    (Eng.) dark side

  • range; scale; scope
    (Cant.) 人面jan4 min2
    (Eng.) relationship; network
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5嘅ge3知zi1識sik1面min2好hou2廣gwong2。
    (Eng.) He has a wide range of knowledge.

See also: 面目 威信 聲望 面子 聲譽 架 尊敬 表彰 嘉 褒 風光 平面
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「面」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: min6
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • face (showing one's appearance and facial expressions); appearance (measure word: 塊)
    (Cant.) 面珠墩min6 zyu1 dan1
    (Eng.) cheek (implying intimacy)
    (Cant.) 面min6部bou6神san4經ging1
    (Eng.) facial nerves
    (Cant.) 面善min6 sin6
    (Eng.) familiar-looking
    (Cant.) 面具min6 geoi6
    (Eng.) mask
    (Cant.) 面試min6 si5
    (Eng.) interview
    (Cant.) 面對面min6 deoi3 min6
    (Eng.) face to face
    (Cant.) 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
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5塊faai3面min6好hou2滑waat6。
    (Eng.) He has a smooth face.
    (Cant.) 快faai3啲di1洗sai2面min6啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Go wash your face quickly.
    (Cant.) 你nei5塊faai3面min6畀bei2蚊man1咬ngaau5啊aa3。
    (Eng.) Your face was bitten by a mosquito.

  • side (to denote directions and locations)
    (Cant.) 表面biu2 min6
    (Eng.) surface; side of the appearance; front side
    (Cant.) 底面dai2 min6
    (Eng.) subface; side of the bottom
    (Cant.) 正面zing3 min6
    (Eng.) front side
    (Cant.) 反面faan2 min6
    (Eng.) back side; reverse side
    (Cant.) 左面zo2 min6
    (Eng.) left side
    (Cant.) 右面jau6 min6
    (Eng.) right side
    (Cant.) #東面dung1 min6
    (Eng.) east side
    (Cant.) 對面deoi3 min6
    (Eng.) opposite side
    (Cant.) 街gaai1市si5喺hai2呢ni1面min6,銀ngan4行hong4喺hai2嗰go2面min6。
    (Eng.) The market is on this side and the bank is on that side.

See also: 臉龐 面容 面貌 面子 面孔 外貌 模樣 形式 風貌 身世 旁 處 方面 頭
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「面」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: min6
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
  • used for the number of meetings
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5結git3識sik1你nei5啲di1朋pang4友jau5,無mou4非fei1都dou1係hai6想soeng2親can1近gan6你nei5,見gin3多do1你nei5幾gei2面min6。
    (Eng.) That he makes friends with your friends is but only to get close to you and see you more.

  • used for flags, especially the plane of a flag, or banners
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5託tok3朋pang4友jau5買maai5咗zo2面min6黃wong4龍lung4旗kei4。
    (Eng.) He asked his friend to buy him a Yellow Dragon flag (the national flag of the Ch'ing/the Qing/Daicing Gurun).

  • used for medals
    (Cant.) 港gong2隊deoi2奪dyut6得dak1多do1面min6獎zoeng2牌paai4。
    (Eng.) Hong Kong (team) has won several medals.

  • side; aspect; only used with 一 jat1 "one"
    (Cant.) 不bat1為wai4人jan4知zi1嘅ge3一jat1面min6
    (Eng.) unknown side
    (Cant.) 呢ni1層cang4只zi2係hai6問man6題tai4嘅ge3其kei4中zung1一jat1面min6。
    (Eng.) This is only one aspect of the problem.

See also: 旁 處 方面 頭 一方面 層面 廂
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「面」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: min6
Part of Speech: morpheme
Explanation:
"citation pronunciation" for the word "face", used in certain words with extended meanings
(Cant.) 顏面ngaan4 min6
(Eng.) prestige; face
(Cant.) 體面tai2 min6
(Eng.) dignity; face; literally: body face
(Cant.) 面積min6 zik1
(Eng.) area; literally: product of faces (in geometry)
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