1 on top of

2 above-mentioned

3 also pr. [shàng mian]

1 below

2 under

3 next

4 the following

5 also pr. [xià mian]

1 see also: 假掰 gēi bāi

1 vacation

1 ahead

2 in front

3 preceding

4 above

5 also pr. [qián mian]

1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)

2 fig. a situation with two sides to it

1 better kept under the table (idiom)

2 not to be disclosed

3 too inferior to show in public

1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly

2 to fire from the hip

1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)

1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)

2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else