北面

Chinese

		north	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (北面)		北	面

Etymology

According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běimiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ min⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pet-mien
Min Nan (POJ): pak-bīn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: běimiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeimiann
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ min⁶
  - Yale: bāk mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ min⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ min⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pet-mien
  - Hakka Romanization System: bed` mien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bed⁵ mian⁴
  - IPA: /pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pak-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: pak-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pakbin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/

Noun

北面

north; north side
(literary) official in feudal court

Synonyms

(north): 北邊／北边 (běibiān)

Coordinate terms

(north):
- 東面／东面 (dōngmiàn)
- 南面 (nánmiàn)
- 西面 (xīmiàn)

Verb

北面

(literary) to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)
(literary, of an apprentice) to follow a master

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