北面
Chinese
editnorth | face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top | ||
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trad. (北面) | 北 | 面 | |
simp. #(北面) | 北 | 面 |
Etymology
editAccording 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
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bak1 min6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pet-mien
- Eastern Min (BUC): báe̤k-miêng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pak-bīn
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7poq-mi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běimiàn
- Wade–Giles: pei3-mien4
- Yale: běi-myàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeimiann
- Palladius: бэймянь (bɛjmjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 min6
- Yale: bāk mihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 min6
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 min6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pet-mien
- Hakka Romanization System: bedˋ mien
- Hagfa Pinyim: bed5 mian4
- Sinological IPA: /pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: báe̤k-miêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
edit北面
Synonyms
edit- (north): 北邊/北边 (běibiān); (Hakka) 北片; (Jin) 北半切; (Hokkien, Teochew) 北爿, 北勢/北势, 北頭/北头 (běitóu); (Wu, dated) 北壗/北𡋤
Coordinate terms
editVerb
edit北面
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