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四面

四面

Chinese

		four; 4	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (四面)		四	面

Noun

四面

four directions; all sides; all around

Derived terms

四面八方 (sìmiànbāfāng)
四面楚歌 (sìmiànchǔgē)

四面體／四面体 (sìmiàntǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sìmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ min⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-mien
Min Nan (POJ): sì-bīn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhmiann
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ min⁶
  - Yale: sei mihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ min⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ miːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-mien
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi mien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ mian⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi⁵⁵ mi̯en⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-bīn
  - Tâi-lô: sì-bīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sie'bin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/