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 ahead

2 in front

3 preceding

4 above

5 also pr. [qián mian]

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

2 surface

3 exterior

4 external appearance

1 cover (of a publication)

1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)

2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)

2 fig. to be impartial

1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)

2 fig. a situation with two sides to it

1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)

1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)

2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business

3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)