出面

Cantonese · source Jyutpingceot1 min2

Meanings

  1. (adverb, adjective) outside
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Tone difference from Unihan

  • 面 is read min2 here; Unihan’s citation reading is min6. Same syllable, different tone across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 面 min2 as its own entry.

Computed by zimai: each syllable of the CC-Canto word reading is compared with Unihan 17.0.0 kCantonese for its character. The comparison does not say why a reading differs (a changed tone, 變音, a reading tied to one meaning, or a source variant).

Same syllable, six tones

ceot出ceot1classifier for dramas, plays, operas etcceot2—ceot3—ceot4—ceot5—ceot6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

  • 出面 chū miàn CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: chu1 mian4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceot1 min2 · ceot1 min6

Cantonese word readings for 出面. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

verb

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

noun

  1. (Cantonese) outside

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Exact source record & identity出面 出面 [chu1 mian4] {ceot1 min2} /(adverb, adjective) outside/

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