「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.) keoi5hou2jiu3min2gaa3
    (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.) dim2sin3min2
    (Eng.) dots, lines and planes
    (Cant.) zing3fong1tai2jau5gei2do1go3min2
    (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.) soeng1min2daa2jan3
    (Eng.) duplex printing
    (Cant.) min2go2cang4zam3
    (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.) san1fan2zing3dai2tung4min2dou1jiu3jing2jan3
    (Eng.) Both the front and back sides (the surface and bottom) of the ID card have to be photocopied.
    (Cant.) toi2min2fong3zo2go3ping4gwo2
    (Eng.) On the table an apple is put.

  • side; aspect
    (Cant.) jam1am3min2
    (Eng.) dark side

  • range; scale; scope
    (Cant.) 人面jan4 min2
    (Eng.) relationship; network
    (Cant.) keoi5ge3zi1sik1min2hou2gwong2
    (Eng.) He has a wide range of knowledge.

See also: 面貌 面孔 面子 面容 面目 威信 聲譽 聲望 尊敬 表彰 嘉 褒 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.) min6bou6san4ging1
    (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.) keoi5faai3min6hou2waat6
    (Eng.) He has a smooth face.
    (Cant.) faai3di1sai2min6laa1
    (Eng.) Go wash your face quickly.
    (Cant.) nei5faai3min6bei2man1ngaau5aa3
    (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.) gaai1si5hai2ni1min6ngan4hong4hai2go2min6
    (Eng.) The market is on this side and the bank is on that side.

See also: 面貌 面孔 面子 面容 風貌 身世 模樣
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「面」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: min6
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
  • used for the number of meetings
    (Cant.) keoi5git3sik1nei5di1pang4jau5mou4fei1dou1hai6soeng2can1gan6nei5gin3do1nei5gei2min6
    (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.) keoi5tok3pang4jau5maai5zo2min6wong4lung4kei4
    (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.) gong2deoi2dyut6dak1do1min6zoeng2paai4
    (Eng.) Hong Kong (team) has won several medals.

  • side; aspect; only used with jat1 "one"
    (Cant.) bat1wai4jan4zi1ge3jat1min6
    (Eng.) unknown side
    (Cant.) ni1cang4zi2hai6man6tai4ge3kei4zung1jat1min6
    (Eng.) This is only one aspect of the problem.

See also: 一方面 層面 廂 方面
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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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