1 surname San

1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

2 surface

3 exterior

4 external appearance

1 inside

2 interior

3 also pr. [lǐ mian]

1 face

2 side

3 surface

4 aspect

5 top

6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

1 to confront

2 to face

1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)

1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)

2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)

1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity

2 one solution fits a diversity of problems

3 one size fits all

1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)

2 to throw a tantrum

1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)

2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on

3 complete ignorance