臉 (lim5 | lian3 ) : face; reputation

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臉

lim5

lian3

[1] face
[2] reputation; prestige; dignity; honour
[3] facial expression; countenance
[4] front part of sth

(Classifier(s): 張)

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

臉 / 脸

This word has been viewed 9794 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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臉龐 lim5 pong4 lian3 pang2 = face

臉孔 lim5 hung2 lian3 kong3 = face

臉蛋 lim5 daan6*2 lian3 dan4 = cheeks

丟臉 diu1 lim5 diu1 lian3 = to lose face; to be shamed 國

臉書 lim5 syu1 lian3 shu1 = Facebook, the online social media

嬉皮笑臉 hei1 pei4 siu3 lim5 xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3 = grinning cheekily

不要臉 bat1 jiu3 lim5*2 bu4 yao4 lian3 = having no sense of shame; shameless 國

春風滿臉 ceon1 fung1 mun5 lim5*2 chun1 feng1 man3 lian3 = to smile broadly

愁眉苦臉 sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3 = to frown; to pull a long face; to wear a troubled look

刮臉 gwaat3 lim5*2 gua1 lian3 = to shave (lit., "scrape face")
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 臉
Unicode code for this character: U+81c9 (off-site link)

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