要臉

See also: 要脸

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	face
trad. (要臉)		要	臉
simp. (要脸)		要	脸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàoliǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ lim⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yàoliǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawlean
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu³ lim⁵
  - Yale: yiu líhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ lim⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ lim⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

Verb

要臉

(colloquial, usually in the negative) to care for or be concerned about saving one's face

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 要面

Derived terms

不要臉／不要脸 (bùyàoliǎn)

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