照面

Chinese

		according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (照面)		照	面

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàomiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu³ min⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàomiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàomiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chao⁴-mien⁴
    • Yale: jàu-myàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawmiann
    • Palladius: чжаомянь (čžaomjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (照面兒 / 照面儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàomiànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàomiànr
    • Wade–Giles: chao⁴-mien⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: jàu-myànr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawmiall
    • Palladius: чжаомяньр (čžaomjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu³ min⁶
    • Yale: jiu mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu³ min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu³ min⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯³³ miːn²²/

Verb

照面

1. to meet unexpectedly face to face
2. to appear in public; to turn up; to show one's face; to show up
3. to meet; to see

Synonyms

• (to appear in public):

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• 出面 (chūmiàn)
• 露相 (lòuxiàng)
• 露面

 

• (to meet):

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• 會晤 / 会晤 (huìwù) (literary)
• 會面 / 会面 (huìmiàn)
• 碰面 (pèngmiàn)
• 聚 (jù) (informal, to meet up; to hang out)
• 見面 / 见面 (jiànmiàn)
• 面會 / 面会 (miànhuì) (formal)