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出面

Mandarin · pinyin chū miàn

to appear personally
to step in
to step forth
to show up

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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1–4 · chu1 mian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceot1 min2 · ceot1 min6

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verb

to appear in public
to do something on behalf of oneself or an organization
(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to appear on one's face (of a disease)
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to be shameless; to be cheeky; to be impudent

noun

(Cantonese) outside

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