"北面" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Sinological-IPA], /pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/ [Fuzhou, Sinological-IPA], /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/, /pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/, /pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/, /pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/, /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/, /pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/, /poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: běimiàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bak¹ min⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pet-mien [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], báe̤k-miêng, pak-bīn, ⁷poq-mi, běimiàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], běimiàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pei³-mien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], běi-myàn [Mandarin, Yale], beeimiann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бэймянь [Mandarin, Palladius], bɛjmjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bāk mihn [Cantonese, Yale], bak⁷ min⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], beg¹ min⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], pet-mien [Hakka, Phak-fa-su], bed^ˋ mien [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System], bed⁵ mian⁴ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka], báe̤k-miêng [Foochow-Romanized, Fuzhou], pak-bīn [Hokkien, POJ], pak-bīn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], pakbin [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ⁷poq-mi [Northern, Wu], poh^入 mi [Northern, Wu], ⁴poq-mi [Northern, Wu], /poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/ [Northern, Wu]
Etymology: According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor). Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 北面
  1. north; north side Coordinate_terms (north): 東面 (dōngmiàn), 东面 (dōngmiàn), 南面 (nánmiàn), 西面 (xīmiàn)
    Sense id: en-北面-zh-noun-C~PDOOiV Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Elementary Mandarin, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 93 1 3 3 Disambiguation of Elementary Mandarin: 79 16 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 1 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 1 3 3 Synonyms (north): 北邊 (běibiān), 北边 (běibiān), 北片 [Hakka], 北半切 [Jin], 北爿 [Hokkien, Teochew], 北勢, 北势, 北頭 (běitóu), 北头 (běitóu), 北壗 [Wu, dated], 北𡋤 [Wu, dated] Disambiguation of 'north': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'north': 100 0
  2. (literary) official in feudal court Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-北面-zh-noun-wi43up3p

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Sinological-IPA], /pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/ [Fuzhou, Sinological-IPA], /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/, /pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/, /pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/, /pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/, /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/, /pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/, /pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/, /poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: běimiàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bak¹ min⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pet-mien [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], báe̤k-miêng, pak-bīn, ⁷poq-mi, běimiàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], běimiàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pei³-mien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], běi-myàn [Mandarin, Yale], beeimiann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бэймянь [Mandarin, Palladius], bɛjmjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bāk mihn [Cantonese, Yale], bak⁷ min⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], beg¹ min⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], pet-mien [Hakka, Phak-fa-su], bed^ˋ mien [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System], bed⁵ mian⁴ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka], báe̤k-miêng [Foochow-Romanized, Fuzhou], pak-bīn [Hokkien, POJ], pak-bīn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], pakbin [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ⁷poq-mi [Northern, Wu], poh^入 mi [Northern, Wu], ⁴poq-mi [Northern, Wu], /poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/ [Northern, Wu]
Etymology: According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor). Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 北面
  1. (literary) to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior) Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-北面-zh-verb-dbs2KzNG
  2. (literary, of an apprentice) to follow a master Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-北面-zh-verb-1M6KZpvQ
{
  "etymology_text": "According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "北面",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "93 1 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 16 6 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Elementary Mandarin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 1 4 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 1 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "dōngmiàn",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "東面"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "dōngmiàn",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "东面"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "nánmiàn",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "南面"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "xīmiàn",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "西面"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "north; north side"
      ],
      "id": "en-北面-zh-noun-C~PDOOiV",
      "links": [
        [
          "north",
          "north"
        ],
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "běibiān",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "北邊"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "běibiān",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "北边"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "north",
          "tags": [
            "Hakka"
          ],
          "word": "北片"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "north",
          "tags": [
            "Jin"
          ],
          "word": "北半切"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "north",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "北爿"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "北勢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "北势"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "běitóu",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "北頭"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "běitóu",
          "sense": "north",
          "word": "北头"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "north",
          "tags": [
            "Wu",
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "北壗"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "north",
          "tags": [
            "Wu",
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "北𡋤"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "official in feudal court"
      ],
      "id": "en-北面-zh-noun-wi43up3p",
      "links": [
        [
          "official",
          "official"
        ],
        [
          "feudal",
          "feudal"
        ],
        [
          "court",
          "court"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) official in feudal court"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pei³-mien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běi-myàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beeimiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэймянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛjmjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāk mihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak⁷ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beg¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed^ˋ mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed⁵ mian⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pakbin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poh^入 mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "北面"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "北面",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)"
      ],
      "id": "en-北面-zh-verb-dbs2KzNG",
      "links": [
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ],
        [
          "north",
          "north"
        ],
        [
          "deference",
          "deference"
        ],
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to follow a master"
      ],
      "id": "en-北面-zh-verb-1M6KZpvQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, of an apprentice) to follow a master"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an apprentice"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pei³-mien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běi-myàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beeimiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэймянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛjmjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāk mihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak⁷ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beg¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed^ˋ mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed⁵ mian⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pakbin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poh^入 mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "北面"
}
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    "Eastern Min nouns",
    "Eastern Min verbs",
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  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "roman": "dōngmiàn",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "東面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngmiàn",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "东面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánmiàn",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "南面"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīmiàn",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "西面"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor).",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "north; north side"
      ],
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          "north",
          "north"
        ],
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "official in feudal court"
      ],
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        [
          "official",
          "official"
        ],
        [
          "feudal",
          "feudal"
        ],
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          "court",
          "court"
        ]
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        "(literary) official in feudal court"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pei³-mien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běi-myàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beeimiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэймянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛjmjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāk mihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak⁷ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beg¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed^ˋ mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed⁵ mian⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pakbin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poh^入 mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "běibiān",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "北邊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "běibiān",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "北边"
    },
    {
      "sense": "north",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "北片"
    },
    {
      "sense": "north",
      "tags": [
        "Jin"
      ],
      "word": "北半切"
    },
    {
      "sense": "north",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "北爿"
    },
    {
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "北勢"
    },
    {
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "北势"
    },
    {
      "roman": "běitóu",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "北頭"
    },
    {
      "roman": "běitóu",
      "sense": "north",
      "word": "北头"
    },
    {
      "sense": "north",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "北壗"
    },
    {
      "sense": "north",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "北𡋤"
    }
  ],
  "word": "北面"
}

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    "Chinese verbs",
    "Eastern Min lemmas",
    "Eastern Min nouns",
    "Eastern Min verbs",
    "Elementary Mandarin",
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  "etymology_text": "According to ancient convention, the most important person in a room would be seated on the north side facing south. All subordinates would therefore be facing north, in deference to the most important person (such as the emperor).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "name": "zh-verb"
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "face",
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        ],
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          "north",
          "north"
        ],
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          "deference",
          "deference"
        ],
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ],
        [
          "one",
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          "superior",
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        "(literary) to face north (in deference to the emperor or one's superior)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to follow a master"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, of an apprentice) to follow a master"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an apprentice"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běimiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pei³-mien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "běi-myàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beeimiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэймянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛjmjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāk mihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bak⁷ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beg¹ min⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pet-mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed^ˋ mien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed⁵ mian⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "báe̤k-miêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pak-bīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pakbin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "poh^入 mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴poq-mi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐk̚⁵ miːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pet̚² mi̯en⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pøyʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁵ bin²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pak̚³²⁻⁴ bin³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʔ³³ mi⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "北面"
}

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