落臉

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	face
trad. (落臉)		落	臉
simp. (落脸)		落	脸

Pronunciation 1

Min Nan (POJ): lak-lián / làu-lián / lok-lián

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lak-lián
  - Tâi-lô: lak-lián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lakliern
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lak̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lak̚³²⁻⁵ liɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lak̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: làu-lián
  - Tâi-lô: làu-lián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: laoliern
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lok-lián
  - Tâi-lô: lok-lián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lokliern
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn⁴¹/

Verb

落臉

(Min Nan) to lose face; to bring shame to oneself

Synonyms

丟臉／丢脸 (diūliǎn)
丟面子／丢面子 (diū miànzi)
丟人／丢人 (diūrén)

Pronunciation 2

Min Nan (POJ): lok-lián

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lok-lián
  - Tâi-lô: lok-lián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lokliern
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn⁴¹/

Verb

落臉

(Min Nan) to become poor and in dire straits

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