冇面

Chinese

		not have (dialectal)	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (冇面)		冇	面
simp. #(冇面)		冇	面

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ min^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ min^6-2
    • Yale: móuh mín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ min^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ min^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ miːn²²⁻³⁵/

Verb

冇面

1. (Cantonese) to lose face; to be embarrassed

   今次個頭剪到咁肉酸，我認真冇面見人囉！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   今次个头剪到咁肉酸，我认真冇面见人啰！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam¹ ci³ go³ tau⁴ zin² dou³ gam³ juk⁶ syun¹, ngo⁵ jing^6-2 zan¹ mou⁵ min^6-2 gin³ jan⁴ lo¹! [Jyutping]

   This time's haircut made me look so ugly. I am too embarrassed to see anyone!