有頭有臉

有頭有臉

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	head; (noun suffix)	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	face
trad. (有頭有臉)		有	頭	有	臉
simp. (有头有脸)		有	头	有	脸
Literally: “have head, have face”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒutóuyǒuliǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǒutóuyǒuliǎn [Phonetic: yǒutóuyóuliǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoutouryeoulean
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵
    • Yale: yáuh tàuh yáuh líhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ teo⁴ yeo⁵ lim⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ liːm¹³/

Idiom

有頭有臉

1. having fame and prestige; famous; respected; prestigious

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 有頭有面／有头有面