洗面

Chinese

to wash; to bathe
 
face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad.
(洗面)

Pronunciation


Adjective

洗面

  1. (attributive) facial cleansing

Derived terms

  • 洗面霜
  • 洗面露

Verb

洗面

  1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan) to wash one's face
  2. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make somebody lose face; to mock

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 洗臉 (“to wash one's face”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 洗臉
Mandarin Beijing 洗臉
Taiwan 洗臉
Jinan 洗臉
Xi'an 洗臉
Wuhan 洗臉, 抹臉
Chengdu 洗臉
Yangzhou 洗臉
Hefei 洗臉
Cantonese Guangzhou 洗面
Hong Kong 洗面
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 抹面, 洗面
Taishan 洗面
Gan Nanchang 洗臉
Hakka Meixian 洗面
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 洗面
Liudui (S. Sixian) 洗面
Hsinchu (Hailu) 洗面
Dongshi (Dabu) 洗面
Hsinchu (Raoping) 洗面
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 洗面
Hong Kong 洗面
Jin Taiyuan 洗臉
Min Bei Jian'ou 洗面
Min Dong Fuzhou 洗面
Min Nan Xiamen 洗面
Quanzhou 洗面
Zhangzhou 洗面
Taipei 洗面
Kaohsiung 洗面
Tainan 洗面
Taichung 洗面
Wuqi 洗面
Hsinchu 洗面
Taitung 洗面
Lukang 洗面
Yilan 洗面
Magong 洗面
Penang 洗面
Philippines (Manila) 洗面
Chaozhou 洗面
Wu Suzhou 揩面, 搫面
Wenzhou 洗面
Xiang Changsha 洗臉
Shuangfeng 洗面

Derived terms

  • 以淚洗面以泪洗面
  • 洗面革心
  • 眼淚洗面眼泪洗面
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