表面

表面

Chinese

		surface; exterior; to watch surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (表面)		表	面

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biǎomiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): biu² min⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): péu-mien
• Min Nan (POJ): piáu-bīn / piáu-biān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: biǎomiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beaumiann
    • IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: biu² min⁶
    • Yale: bíu mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: biu² min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: biu² min⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /piːu̯³⁵ miːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: péu-mien
    • Hakka Romanization System: beu` mien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: beu³ mian⁴
    • IPA: /peu̯³¹ mi̯en⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáu-bīn
    • Tâi-lô: piáu-bīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piaw'bin
    • IPA (Taipei): /piaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáu-biān
    • Tâi-lô: piáu-biān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piaw'bien
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɛn³³/

Noun

表面

1. surface; face; external appearance

   表面光澤 / 表面光泽  ―  biǎomiàn guāngzé  ―  lustrous surface

2. the superficial aspect; the surface (of a problem)

Derived terms

表面上 (biǎomiànshang) 表面光 (biǎomiànguāng) 表面化 (biǎomiànhuà) 表面張力／表面张力 (biǎomiàn zhānglì)

表面性 (biǎomiànxìng) 表面文章 (biǎomiàn wénzhāng) 表面積／表面积 (biǎomiànji)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
表	面
ひょう Grade: 3	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ço̞ːmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

表面 (hiragana ひょうめん, rōmaji hyōmen)

1. surface, face

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Korean

Hanja in this term
表	面

Noun

表面 • (pyomyeon) (hangeul 표면)

1. Hanja form^? of 표면 (“surface, face”).