臉 (lim5) — facial expression; countenance in Cantonese

limˏ₅臉

简脸

Mandarin Pinyin: lian3

Meaning of 臉

nounfacial expression; countenance

nounfront part of sth

nounface

nounreputation; prestige; dignity; honour

noun(noun) (figurative) Facing expression who show someone is mad or happy

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Example Sentences with 臉

BB biˉ¹臉biˉ¹蛋nimˎ₄紅daanˊ²卜hungˎ₄卜

The baby's cheeks are rosy.

gin˗₃見keoiˏ₅佢nimˎ₄臉daanˊ²蛋zoeng˗₃脹pukˉ¹卜pukˉ¹卜

Seeing her face puff up.

neiˏ₅你nimˎ₄臉daanˊ²蛋dimˊ²點joengˍ₆樣aa˗₃呀

How is your face?

keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個nimˎ₄臉daanˊ²蛋houˊ²好waatˍ₆滑

Her face is very smooth.

siuˊ²小munˎ₄妹munˎ₄妹nimˎ₄臉daanˊ²蛋jyunˎ₄圓jyunˎ₄圓

The little girl has round cheeks.

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Words Containing 臉

丟臉diu1 lim5

to lose face; to be shamed | [粵]: 丟架, 甩鬚

臉色lim5 sik1

complexion; look; a facial expression | [粵]: 面色, 口面

gigolo; lounge lizard

翻臉faam1 lim5

fall out; suddenly turn hostile

春風滿臉ceon1 fung1 mun5 lim2

to smile broadly

臉容lim5 jung4

face

嬉皮笑臉hei1 pei4 siu3 lim5

grinning cheekily

臉盆lim5 pun2

a washbasin; a washbowl [Syn.] 洗臉盆 | [粵]: 面盆

做鬼臉zou6 gwai2 lim5

to make a face

臉龐lim5 pong4

shape/contour of one's face

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