素面

Chinese

		plain; element	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
simp. and trad. (素面)		素	面

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sùmiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sùmiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sùmiàn
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴-mien⁴
  - Yale: sù-myàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhmiann
  - Palladius: сумянь (sumjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

素面

face without makeup; unadorned face

Derived terms

素面朝天 (sùmiàncháotiān)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
素	面
しらふ
Grade: 5	Grade: 3
irregular

Alternative spellings
白面シラフ

From 白(しら) (shira-, “normal, unspecial”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しらふ [shíꜜràfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

素面(しらふ) • (shirafu)

soberness, especially without the effect of alcohol
sober face

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
素	面
す Grade: 5	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すめん [súꜜmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
(Tokyo) すめん [sùméń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [sɨᵝmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

素(す)面(めん) • (sumen)

not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.)
sober face
face with no makeup

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of すめん (sumen)[2]

Kanji in this term
素	面
す Grade: 5	めん > め Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

素(す)面(め) • (sume)

See Etymology 2

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
素	面
そ Grade: 5	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そめん [sóꜜmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [so̞mẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

素(そ)面(めん) • (somen)

face with no makeup

References

“素面”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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