斜面

斜面

Chinese

		slanting	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (斜面)		斜	面

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiémiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ce⁴ min⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): chhiâ-bīn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiémiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyemiann
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiémiànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyemiall
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ mjɑɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ce⁴ min⁶
    • Yale: chèh mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse⁴ min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé⁴ min⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː²¹ miːn²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiâ-bīn
    • Tâi-lô: tshiâ-bīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chia'bin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰia²⁴⁻²² bin²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰia²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰia¹³⁻²² bin²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰia²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰia²³⁻³³ bin³³/

Noun

斜面

1. slope; incline
2. (mechanics) inclined plane

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
斜	面
しゃ Grade: S	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

斜面 (hiragana しゃめん, rōmaji shamen)

1. slope, gradient, incline, slant face, bevel
2. inclined plane

Usage notes

In Japan, there are considered to be five simple machines, which are the same as the devices considered to be simple machines in the West, with the exception of this device, the inclined plane, which is not usually considered a simple machine in Japan. The five devices usually considered to be simple machines in Japan are the screw, wedge, pulley, lever, and wheel and axle.