白面
See also: 白麵
Chinese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 白面 – see 白麵 (“wheat flour; heroin”). (This term is the simplified form of 白麵). |
Notes:
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Etymology 2
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top | ||
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| simp. and trad. (白面) |
白 | 面 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): baak6 min6
- Eastern Min (BUC): băh-méng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-bīn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: báimiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báimiàn
- Wade–Giles: pai2-mien4
- Yale: bái-myàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmiann
- Palladius: баймянь (bajmjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 白面
白麵 / 白面
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: baak6 min6
- Yale: baahk mihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 min6
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 min6
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² miːn²²/
- Homophones:
白面
白麵 / 白面
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-bīn
- Tâi-lô: pe̍h-bīn
- Phofsit Daibuun: peqbin
- IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bin³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
白面
- (literally) pale face
- (Eastern Min, Hokkien) female prostitute
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]
Derived terms
- 白面厝
- 白面哥
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: báimiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báimiàn
- Wade–Giles: pai2-mien4
- Yale: bái-myàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmiann
- Palladius: баймянь (bajmjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 白面
白麵 / 白面
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: baak6 min6
- Yale: baahk mihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 min6
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 min6
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² miːn²²/
- Homophones:
白面
白麵 / 白面
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍k-bīn
- Tâi-lô: pi̍k-bīn
- Phofsit Daibuun: pegbin
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚⁴⁻³² bin³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
白面
- (figuratively) short for 白面書生/白面书生 (báimiànshūshēng): a young scholar who is well-versed in academic theories but lacks real life experience
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 面 |
| はく Grade: 1 |
めん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
白面 • (hakumen)
- a face without cosmetics
- a fair complexion
- (by extension) one with a fair complexion
- one who is young and immature
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 面 |
| しら Grade: 1 |
つら Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
白面 • (shiratsura)
- a style of Kabuki makeup
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 面 |
| しら Grade: 1 |
ぶ Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | irregular |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 白面 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 白面, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |