Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
面 (Kangxi radical 176, 面+0, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一田尸中 (MWSL) or 一田卜中 (MWYL), four-corner 10600, composition ⿱丆囬)
- Kangxi radical #176, ⾯.
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/面
- 偭, 喕, 𭎹, 媔, 𢃮, 愐, 湎, 𤟯, 𨕂, 㮌, 𣮻, 𤚛, 𬍵, 腼, 𥈅, 糆, 緬(缅), 蝒, 𧩤, 𧼸, 𨉥, 䤄, 𩋠, 𫗖, 𫘏, 𩳾, 𩹠, 麵(麺)
- 勔, 𨜧, 𣮿, 𦫥, 𩔁, 𩤤, 𪓱, 𫏔, 𩈳, 𩉖, 蠠, 𠷰, 奤, 𦵀, 𮅥, 𡫍, 𬏶, 圙, 圗
References
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- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1383, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42618
- Dae Jaweon: page 1896, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4398, character 1
- Unihan data for U+9762
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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蝒
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*men
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緬
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*menʔ
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湎
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*menʔ
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愐
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*menʔ
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偭
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*menʔ, *mens
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勔
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*menʔ
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面
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*mens
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麵
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*meːns
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Pictogram (象形) , A man’s face, with an eye exaggerated, derived from 𦣻.
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mjal (“face”); cognate with Mizo hmêl (“face”), Jingpho man (“face”). 偭 (OC *menʔ, “to turn; to violate”) is probably cognate (Wang, 1982), perhaps its endoactive (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
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Definitions
(deprecated template usage) 面
- (literary or dialectal) face (Classifier: 塊/块 c)
- 面帶笑容/面带笑容 ― miàn dài xiàoróng ― to have a smile on one's face
- surface; top; face
- 水面 ― shuǐmiàn ― water surface
- 路面 ― lùmiàn ― road surface
- aspect; side; respect
- 全面 ― quánmiàn ― overall
- right side; cover; outside
- (geometry) face
長方體有六個面。 [MSC, trad.]
长方体有六个面。 [MSC, simp.]- Chángfāngtǐ yǒu liù ge miàn. [Pinyin]
- A cuboid has six faces.
- (Cantonese, Singapore Hokkien) dignity; reputation; face
- 冇面 [Cantonese] ― mou5 min6-2 [Jyutping] ― to lose face; to be embarrassed
- to meet
- 面世 ― miànshì ― to come out (literally, “to meet the world”)
- face-to-face
- 面談/面谈 ― miàntán ― to talk with someone face to face
- 面告 ― miàngào ― to inform face to face
- to face
- 面壁 ― miànbì ― to face the wall
- 背山面水 ― bèi shān miàn shuǐ ― backing on to a mountain and facing a body of water
- suffix used to form a noun of locality
- 前面 ― qiánmiàn ― in front
- 上面 ― shàngmiàn ― higher place
- 西面 ― xīmiàn ― west
- Short for 面試/面试 (miànshì, “interview”).
- HR面 ― HRmiàn ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Classifier for objects with a flat surface.
- 一面國旗/一面国旗 ― yī miàn guóqí ― a national flag
- 一面鼓 ― yī miàn gǔ ― a drum
- Classifier for numbers of times people meet each other.
我和他只見過一面。 [MSC, trad.]
我和他只见过一面。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ hé tā zhǐ jiàn guò yī miàn. [Pinyin]
- I have only met him once.
Synonyms
(deprecated template usage) - 喙面 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 嘴臉/嘴脸 (zuǐliǎn) (usually derogatory)
- 臉/脸
- 臉子/脸子 (liǎnzi) (colloquial)
- 臉蛋/脸蛋 (liǎndàn) (colloquial)
- 臉蛋子/脸蛋子 (liǎndànzi) (colloquial, mainland China)
- 臉部/脸部 (liǎnbù)
- 臉面/脸面 (liǎnmiàn)
- 面孔 (miànkǒng) (formal or Wu)
- 面目 (miànmù)
- 面貌 (miànmào)
- 面部 (miànbù)
- 顏面/颜面 (yánmiàn)
Dialectal synonyms of
臉 (“face”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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面, 顏 countenance
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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臉
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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臉兒
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Taiwan
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臉
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Ulanhot
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臉蛋子
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Tongliao
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臉蛋子
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Chifeng
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臉
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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臉蛋子
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Harbin
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臉
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Malaysia
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臉
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Singapore
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臉
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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臉
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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臉
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Jinan
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臉
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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臉
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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臉
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Wanrong
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臉
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Kaifeng
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臉
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Xi'an
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臉
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Xining
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臉
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Xuzhou
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臉, 臉兒, 臉膛子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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臉
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Bayanhot
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臉
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Lanzhou
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臉
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Ürümqi
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臉
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Ürümqi (Xigou)
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臉
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Ürümqi (Changshanzi)
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臉
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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臉, 盤子
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Chongqing
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臉, 臉巴兒
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Wuhan
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臉
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Guiyang
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臉
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Guilin
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臉
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Liuzhou
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臉
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Hechi (Yizhou)
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臉, 臉盤
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Luocheng (Dongmen)
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臉
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Tianlin (Langping)
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臉包
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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臉
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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臉
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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臉
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Yangzhou
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臉
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Xinghua
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臉, 面孔
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Hefei
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臉
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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面
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Hong Kong
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面
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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面
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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面
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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面
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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面
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Macau
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面
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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面
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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面
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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面
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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面
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Foshan
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面
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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面
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Foshan (Shunde)
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面
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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面
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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面
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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面
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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面
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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面
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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面
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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面
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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面
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Taishan
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面
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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面
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Enping (Niujiang)
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面
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Heshan (Yayao)
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面
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Dongguan
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面
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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面
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Qingyuan
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面
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Fogang
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面, 面頂
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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面
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Yangshan
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面
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Lianshan (Butian)
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面
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Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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面
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Shaoguan
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面
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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面
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Renhua
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面
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Lechang
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面
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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面
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Sihui
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面
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Guangning
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面
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Deqing
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面
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Huaiji
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面
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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面
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Yunfu
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面, 面口
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Xinxing
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面
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Luoding
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面
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Yunan (Pingtai)
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面
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Yangjiang
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面
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Xinyi
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面, 面子蛋
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Maoming (Xinpo)
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面
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Lianjiang
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面
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Wuchuan (Wuyang)
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面
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Nanning
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面
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Wuzhou
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面
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Yulin
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面
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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面
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Guiping
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面
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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面
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Guigang (Nanjiang)
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面
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Beiliu (Tangliao)
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面
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Baise
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面
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Bobai
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面
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Lingshan
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面
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Pubei
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面
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Qinzhou
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面
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Beihai
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面
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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面
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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面
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Ningming
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面
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Hengzhou
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面
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Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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面
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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面
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Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)
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面
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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面
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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面
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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面
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Móng Cái
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面
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Gan
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Nanchang
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臉
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Lichuan
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面
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Pingxiang
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面
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Hakka
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Meixian
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面
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Xingning
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面
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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面鉢
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Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
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面
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Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
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面
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Huiyang
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面鉢
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Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
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面
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Huidong (Daling)
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面
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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面鉢
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Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
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面
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Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
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面
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Boluo (Bendihua)
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面
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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面鉢
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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面鉢
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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面
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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面
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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面
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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面
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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面
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Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
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面
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Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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面
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Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
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面
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Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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面
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Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
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面
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Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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面
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Wengyuan
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面
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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面
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Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
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面
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Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
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面
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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面
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Liannan
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面
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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面
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Jiexi
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面
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Luhe
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面
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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面
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Changting
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面
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Wuping
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面
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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面
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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面
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Liancheng
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面
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Ninghua
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面, 面嘴
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Yudu
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面盤
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Ningdu
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面
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Ruijin
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面
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Shicheng
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面
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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面
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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面
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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面
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Dayu
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面
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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面
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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面
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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面
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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面
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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面
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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面
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Hong Kong
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面, 面鉢
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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面
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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面
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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面
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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面
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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面
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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面
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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面
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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面
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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面
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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面
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Luchuan
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面
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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面
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Beiliu (Tang'an)
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面
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Mashan (Pianlian)
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面
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Hengzhou (Xiaoyi)
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面
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Sabah (Bao'an)
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面
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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面
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Senai (Huiyang)
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面鉢
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Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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面
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Singkawang
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面
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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面
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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臉
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Xinzhou
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臉
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Taibus (Baochang)
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臉
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Linhe
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臉
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Jining
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臉
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Hohhot
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臉
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Baotou
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臉
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Dongsheng
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眉眼
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Haibowan
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面
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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面
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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面
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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面
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Fuqing
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面, 面䫌
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Yongtai
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面
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Gutian
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面
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Pingnan
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面
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Fu'an
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面
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Ningde
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面
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Shouning
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面
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Zhouning
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面
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Fuding
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面
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Matsu
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面
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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面
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Quanzhou
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面
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Shishi
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面
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Yongchun
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面
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Zhangzhou
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面
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Zhao'an
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面
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Dongshan
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面
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Taipei
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面
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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面
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Kaohsiung
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面
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Yilan
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面
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Changhua (Lukang)
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面
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Taichung
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面
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Tainan
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面
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Hsinchu
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面
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Kinmen
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面
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Penghu (Magong)
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面
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Penang (Hokkien)
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面
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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面
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Manila (Hokkien)
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面
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Longyan
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面頰
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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面
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Pingnan (Pingtian)
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面
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Guiping (Xiaowen)
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面
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Guiping (Dongsheng)
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面
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Chaozhou
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面
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Shantou
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面
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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面
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Jieyang
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面
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Haifeng
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面
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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面
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Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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面
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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面
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Singapore (Teochew)
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面
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Leizhou
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面
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Haikou
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面
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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面
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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面
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Xianyou
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面
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Fuding (Aoyao)
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面
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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面
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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面
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Nanning (Xinxu)
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面
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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面
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Lingchuan (Sanjie)
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面
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Shehua
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Fu'an
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面
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Fuding
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面
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Luoyuan
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面
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Sanming
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面
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Shunchang
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面
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Hua'an
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面
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Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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面包
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Wu
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Shanghai
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面孔, 面顴, 番斯
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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面孔
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Suzhou
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面孔
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Danyang
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面孔
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Hangzhou
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臉, 臉孔
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Ningbo
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面孔
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Wenzhou
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面股, 面
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Jinhua
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面, 面孔
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Xiang
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Changsha
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臉
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Loudi
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面
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Shuangfeng
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面
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Quanzhou
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臉
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Dialectal synonyms of
面目 (“dignity; reputation; face”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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面目, 面子, 體面, 顏面, 臉面, 臉子
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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面子
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Malaysia
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臉, 面子
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Singapore
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面子
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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面子
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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面
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Hong Kong
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面, 面子
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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面
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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面子, 面皮
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Quanzhou
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面皮
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Zhangzhou
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面皮
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Penang (Hokkien)
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面, 面皮
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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面, 面皮
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Manila (Hokkien)
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面, 面子, 面皮
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Singapore (Teochew)
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面皮
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Wu
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Shanghai
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面子
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Compounds
Descendants
Others:
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 面 – see 麵 (“flour; wheat noodles; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 麵). |
Notes: |
References
(deprecated template usage)
Japanese
Kanji
面
(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
- mask
- face
- features
- surface
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Noun
面 • (men)
- face
- 面あり!
- Men ari!
- (kendo) Face hit!
- surface
- mask
- 天狗のお面
- tengu no o-men
- tengu mask
- page
- (music) side of a record or CD
- 両A面
- ryō e-men
- double A-side
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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Noun
面 • (omote) (alternative reading hiragana おも, rōmaji omo)
- face
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
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Noun
面 • (tsura)
- face
- surface
- mask
- page
Derived terms
Suffix
面 • (-zura)
- -looking
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 面 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 面, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 面 (MC mjienH).
Historical Readings
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading
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Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 |
면〮 (Yale: myén)
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Middle Korean
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Text |
Eumhun
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Gloss (hun) |
Reading
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Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2] |
ᄂᆞᆺ (Yale: nòs) |
면〯 (Yale: myěn)
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mjɘ(ː)n]
- Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
面 (eumhun 낯 면 (nat myeon))
- hanja form? of 면 (“side; aspect”) [noun]
- hanja form? of 면 (“(government) township”) [noun]
Compounds
Compounds
- 가면 (假面, gamyeon)
- 구면 (舊面, gumyeon)
- 단면 (斷面, danmyeon)
- 면적 (面積, myeonjeok)
- 반면 (反面, banmyeon)
- 장면 (場面, jangmyeon)
- 정면 (正面, jeongmyeon)
- 측면 (側面, cheungmyeon)
- 평면 (平面, pyeongmyeon)
- 화면 (畫面, hwamyeon)
- 국면 (局面, gungmyeon)
- 외면 (外面, oemyeon)
- 표면 (表面, pyomyeon)
- 이면 (裏面, imyeon)
- 방면 (方面, bangmyeon)
- 면모 (面貌, myeonmo)
- 안면 (顔面, anmyeon)
- 면상 (面相, myeonsang)
- 체면 (體面, chemyeon)
- 직면 (直面, jingmyeon)
- 면담 (面談, myeondam)
- 액면 (額面, aengmyeon)
- 수면 (水面, sumyeon)
- 진면목 (眞面目, jinmyeonmok)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [3]
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