好臉

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	face
trad. (好臉)		好	臉
simp. (好脸)		好	脸

Etymology

Originally Teochew.

Pronunciation

Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): hàu-lián

(Teochew, Peng'im): haon³ liêng² / haon³ liang²

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàu-lián
  - Tâi-lô: hàu-lián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haoliern
  - IPA (Singapore): /hau²¹⁻⁴² liɛn⁴²/
  - IPA (Penang): /hau²¹⁻³³ liɛn⁴⁴⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: haon³ liêng² / haon³ liang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hàuⁿ liéng / hàuⁿ liáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lieŋ⁵²/, /hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Verb

好臉

(Teochew, Singapore and Malaysia Hokkien) to boast; to brag; to be conceited

Synonyms

Synonyms of 好臉

化仙 (Min Nan)
吹 (chuī) (colloquial)
吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
吹牛三 (Wu)
吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
嗙虎膦 (Southern Sixian Hakka)
拉空 (Teochew)
放空 (Min Nan)
放臭屁 (Min Nan)
相空 (Min Nan)
矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
自矜 (zìjīn)
表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
呾卵話／呾卵话 (Min Nan)
嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (Hakka)

拉誧／拉𰵩 (Teochew)
放風球／放风球 (Min Nan)
放風龜／放风龟 (Min Nan)
歕雞胲／𬅫鸡胲 (Zhao'an Hakka)
歕雞胿／𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Min Nan)
白話／白话 (báihua) (regional)
練扇空／练扇空 (Min Nan)
膨風／膨风 (Min Nan)
自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
誇／夸 (kuā)
誇口／夸口 (kuākǒu)
誇喙／夸喙 (Min Dong)
誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)
說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (Min Nan)
講空／讲空 (Min Nan)
車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
風龜／风龟 (Min Nan)

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