惜面皮

Chinese

		pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge	cheek; sense of shame; countenance cheek; sense of shame; countenance; complexion; look
simp. and trad. (惜面皮)		惜	面皮

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sioh-bīn-phê / sioh-bīn-phêr / sioh-bīn-phôe

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-bīn-phê
  - Tâi-lô: sioh-bīn-phê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioihbixnphee
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin³³⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-bīn-phêr
  - Tâi-lô: sioh-bīn-phêr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕio(ʔ)⁵ bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-bīn-phôe
  - Tâi-lô: sioh-bīn-phuê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioihbixnphoee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bin³³⁻²¹ pʰue²³/

Idiom

惜面皮

(Hokkien) sensitive about one's reputation; afraid of losing face and being looked down upon

Synonyms

愛面子／爱面子 (ài miànzi)

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