愛面子

愛面子

See also: 爱面子

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	outer part; outside; face outer part; outside; face; reputation; face; self-respect
trad. (愛面子)		愛	面子
simp. (爱面子)		爱	面子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ài miànzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ min⁶ zi²
• Min Nan (POJ): ài-bīn-chír / ài-bīn-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ài miànzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ay miann.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ min⁶ zi²
    • Yale: oi mihn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ min⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ min⁶ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /ɔːy̯³³ miːn²² t͡siː³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-bīn-chír
    • Tâi-lô: ài-bīn-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /aɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-bīn-chú
    • Tâi-lô: ài-bīn-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ae'bixnzuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /aɪ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/

Idiom

愛面子

1. sensitive about one's reputation; afraid of losing face and being looked down upon