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畫面

简画面 · 繁畫面

Mandarin · pinyin huà miàn

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畫: huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
画: huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw

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4–4 · hua4 mian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waa2 min2 · waa2 min6

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noun

scene (in a movie, video, etc.); frame
picture; tableau
display
visuals
(Puxian Min) opera actors' facial makeup

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