素面

Chinese

		plain; element	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (素面)		素	面

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùmiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùmiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùmiàn
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-mien⁴
    • Yale: sù-myàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhmiann
    • Palladius: сумянь (sumjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

素面

1. face without makeup; unadorned face

Derived terms

• 素面朝天 (sùmiàncháotiān)

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
素	面
しらふ
Grade: 5	Grade: 3
irregular

Alternative spellings
白面 シラフ

From 白(しら) (shira-, “normal, unspecial”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​らふ [shíꜜràfù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

素面(しらふ) • (shirafu) 

1. soberness, especially without the effect of alcohol
2. sober face

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
素	面
す Grade: 5	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) す​めん [súꜜmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) すめん [sùméń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

素(す)面(めん) • (sumen) 

1. not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.)
2. sober face
3. face with no makeup

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of すめん (sumen)

Kanji in this term
素	面
す Grade: 5	めん > め Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

素(す)面(め) • (sume) 

1. See Etymology 2

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
素	面
そ Grade: 5	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​めん [sóꜜmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞mẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

素(そ)面(めん) • (somen) 

1. face with no makeup