I think I know the answer...But....
Is it normal to interchange "mian" with "bian"? eg: homian/hobian, qianmian/qianbian, limian/libian etc? Also yibian/yidianr etc?....BH
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barryh
December 12, 2008
Lin-Ping
December 14, 2008
Hi there,
bian and mian are interchangeable most of the times, for example when they are used to refer to "side", like qianbian/qianmian (front side) or limian/libian (inside). But it's different with yibian/yidianr. "bian" can not be interchanged with "dianr". yibian means on one hand (...on the other hand), whereas "yidianr" means "a bit (hot, cold)" or "a little (water etc)"
Hope that helps.
barryh
December 15, 2008
Yes it does help..thanks. BH
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