南面

Chinese

		south	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (南面)		南	面

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nánmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ min⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nàm-mien
Min Nan (POJ): lâm-bīn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanmiann
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánmiànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanmiall
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ mjɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ min⁶
  - Yale: nàahm mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ min⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ min⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːm²¹ miːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nàm-mien
  - Hakka Romanization System: namˇ mien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nam² mian⁴
  - IPA: /nam¹¹ mi̯en⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: lâm-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lambin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² bin²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² bin²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ bin³³/

Noun

南面

the south side

Usage notes

Since ancient times, the person of importance was expected to sit on the south side of a room facing north.

Synonyms

南邊／南边 (nánbiān)

Coordinate terms

東面／东面 (dōngmiàn)
西面 (xīmiàn)
北面 (běimiàn)

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