見字如面

See also: 见字如面

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	as (if); such as	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (見字如面)		見	字	如	面
simp. (见字如面)		见	字	如	面

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànzìrúmiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ zi⁶ jyu⁴ min⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànzìrúmiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànzìhrúmiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-tzŭ⁴-ju²-mien⁴
    • Yale: jyàn-dz̀-rú-myàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianntzyhrumiann
    • Palladius: цзяньцзыжумянь (czjanʹczyžumjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ zi⁶ jyu⁴ min⁶
    • Yale: gin jih yùh mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ dzi⁶ jy⁴ min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ ji⁶ yu⁴ min⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ t͡siː²² jyː²¹ miːn²²/

Idiom

見字如面

1. Seeing the handwriting in your letter is like seeing you in person; When reading your letter, I feel as if we are talking face to face. (used in the beginning of a letter)