体面

See also: 體面

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 体面 – see 體面 (“honorable; creditable; decent; presentable; adorable; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 體面).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Alternative spelling
體面 (kyūjitai)

体(たい)面(めん) • (taimen)

honour (favourable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth), face (public image)
- 1907, 泉鏡花, 婦系図:
  実(じつ)に学者(がくしゃ)の体面(たいめん)を汚(よご)すものです。
  Jitsuni gakusha no taimen o yogosu mono desu.
  It actually disgraces a scholar's name.
appearances