wén​miàn

to tattoo the face

  • created reference approved 文面 → 纹面/紋面 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文面 wén​miàn

    纹面 / 紋面 wén​miàn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 文面 · wén​miàn · to tattoo the face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文面

    wén​miàn

    to tattoo the face

    to apply decorative or cultural tattoos to the face

    文, 面

    文 (literal) → 文 · wén · to tattoo 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 文面 · wén​miàn · to brand the face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文面

    wén​miàn

    to brand the face

    to tattoo the face of a criminal as a form of punishment in ancient China

    文, 面

    文 (literal) → 文 · wén · to tattoo 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense