# 洗臉
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xǐliǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sai$^2$ lim$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xi$^3$ lien$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xǐliǎn [Phonetic: xíliǎn]
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǐliǎn
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^3$-lien$^3$
*** Yale: syǐ-lyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiilean
*** Palladius: силянь (siljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^2$ lim$^5$
*** Yale: sái líhm
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^2$ lim$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^2$ lim$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯³⁵ liːm¹³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^3$ lien$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹³⁻²⁴ liɛn²¹³/

### Verb

洗⫽臉 (verb-object)
* (intransitive) to wash the face
    洗了把臉／洗了把脸 ― xǐ le bǎ liǎn ― to have a wash of one's face
    刷牙洗臉再睡。／刷牙洗脸再睡。 ― Shuāyá xǐliǎn zài shuì. ― Brush your teeth and wash your face before going to sleep.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 靧, 靧面 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 洗臉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 洗臉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 洗臉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 洗臉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 洗臉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 洗臉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 洗臉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 洗臉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 洗臉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 洗臉 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 洗臉 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 洗臉, 抹臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 洗臉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 洗臉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 洗臉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 洗臉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 洗臉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 抹面, 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 洗面 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 洗面 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 洗臉 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 洗面 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 洗面 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 洗面 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 洗臉 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 洗臉 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 洗面 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 洗面 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 洗面 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 洗面 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 洗面 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 洗面 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 洗面 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揩面, 汏面 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 揩面 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揩面, 搫面 |
| Wu | Danyang | 洗面, 揩面 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 洗臉, 汏臉, 揩臉 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 洗面 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 洗面 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 洗臉 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 洗面 |

#### See also

* 盥漱 (guànshù)
* 盥洗 (guànxǐ)
* 漱口 (shùkǒu)
* 洗手 (xǐshǒu)