有頭有臉

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	head; (noun suffix)	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	face
trad. (有頭有臉)		有	頭	有	臉
simp. (有头有脸)		有	头	有	脸
Literally: “have head, have face”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒutóuyǒuliǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒutóuyǒuliǎn [Phonetic: yǒutóuyóuliǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoutouryeoulean
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵
  - Yale: yáuh tàuh yáuh líhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ tau⁴ jau⁵ lim⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ teo⁴ yeo⁵ lim⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ liːm¹³/

Idiom

有頭有臉

having fame and prestige; famous; respected; prestigious

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 有頭有面／有头有面

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