# 顏面
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yánmiàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan$^4$ min$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gân-bīn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yánmiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yánmiàn
*** Wade–Giles: yen$^2$-mien$^4$
*** Yale: yán-myàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanmiann
*** Palladius: яньмянь (janʹmjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛn³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yánmiànr
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yánmiànr
*** Wade–Giles: yen$^2$-mien$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: yán-myànr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanmiall
*** Palladius: яньмяньр (janʹmjanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛn³⁵ mi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaan$^4$ min$^6$
*** Yale: ngàahn mihn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan$^4$ min$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngan$^4$ min$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaːn²¹ miːn²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gân-bīn
*** Tâi-lô: gân-bīn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ganbin
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡan²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡan²³⁻³³ bin³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡan²⁴⁻²² bin²²/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡan¹³⁻²² bin²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡan²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
* Middle Chinese: ngaen mjienH
Rime :
| Character | 顏 | 面 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 刪 (69) | 仙 (77) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 五姦切 | 彌箭切 |
| Baxter | ngaen | mjienH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋˠan/ | /miᴇn$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋᵚan/ | /miɛn$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋɐn/ | /mjæn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋaɨn/ | /mian$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋan/ | /miɛn$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋan/ | /mĭɛn$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ŋan/ | /mi̯ɛn$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yán | miàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ngaan$^4$ | min$^6$ |

### Noun

顏面
* person's face; facial surface
* face (sociological concept); dignity; prestige

#### Synonyms

* (person's face):
* 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 (miàn) (compounds or dialectical)
* 面孔 (miànkǒng) (formal or Wu)
* 面目 (miànmù)
* 面貌 (miànmào)
* 面部 (miànbù)
* (dignity):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 面目, 面子, 體面, 顏面, 臉面, 臉子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 面子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 臉, 面子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 面子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 面子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 面, 面子 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 面 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 面子, 面皮 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 面皮 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 面皮 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 面, 面皮 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 面, 面皮 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 面, 面子, 面皮 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 面皮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 面子 |

#### Derived terms

* 顏面掃地／颜面扫地
* 顏面騎乘／颜面骑乘 (yánmiàn qíchéng)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 顔面(がんめん) (ganmen)
* → Korean: 안면(顔面) (anmyeon)
* → Vietnamese: nhan diện (顏面)