白面
băh-méng1.(literally) pale face
2.female prostitute
3.(figuratively) short 白面書生: a young scholar who is well-versed in academic theories but lacks real life experience
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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wiktionary.org/wiki/白面. Mandarin: báimiàn.
Related words
- 白面厝băh-méng-chió
白面厝 băh-méng-chió
brothel
- 白面書生bĕk-miêng-cṳ̆-sĕng
白面書生 bĕk-miêng-cṳ̆-sĕng
young scholar who is well-versed in academic theories but lacks real-life experience; young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 白băh
白 băh
white
- 北面báe̤k-miêng
北面 báe̤k-miêng
- 1. north; north side
- 2. official in feudal court
- 3. to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)
- 4. (of an apprentice) to follow a master
- 南面nàng-miêng
南面 nàng-miêng
- 1. the south side
- 2. to be the monarch
- 3. to be a government official
- 對面dó̤i-méng
對面 dó̤i-méng
- 1. opposite
- 2. face-to-face
- 明白mìng-bĕk
明白 mìng-bĕk
- 1. to understand; to know
- 2. clear; obvious; evident
- 3. open; explicit; frank
- 4. sensible; reasonable
- 當面dŏng-méng
當面 dŏng-méng
to somebody's face; in somebody's presence; face to face