檯面

简 台面 · 繁 檯面
Mandarin · pinyin tái miàn

Meanings

  1. tabletop
  2. countertop
  3. (fig.) public view
  4. plain sight
  5. (gambling) stake
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檯
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面
miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
台
tái · platform; unit; term of address
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2–4 · tai2 mian4

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noun

  1. tabletop; on the table
  2. (figurative) open display; public occasion
  3. (gambling) all the money on a gambling table

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