facial structure
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- 1 facial structure、facial features
This informal word refers to a person’s overall facial structure, including the shape, bone structure, and arrangement of the features.
facial structure、facial features
The overall build or structure of a person’s face, viewed as a combination of its shape, bone structure, and features.
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เบ้าหน้าแบบนี้แต่งหน้าขึ้น bâw nâa bɛ̀ɛp níi tɛ̀ŋ nâa khʉ̂n This kind of facial structure looks especially good with makeup. เบ้าหน้าแบบนี้แต่งหน้าขึ้น details
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เบ้าหน้าฟ้าประทาน bâw nâa fáa prathaan a divinely gifted face เบ้าหน้าฟ้าประทาน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines เบ้า, meaning a mold, socket, or supporting hollow, with หน้า, meaning “face.” It presents the face as an overall framework made up of its contours, bone structure, and arrangement of features. Unlike the general word หน้า, it focuses on how a face is built. It commonly appears in expressions such as เบ้าหน้าดี, describing well-proportioned features, and เบ้าหน้าฟ้าประทาน, an exaggerated compliment meaning a divinely gifted face. It is most at home in informal conversation and social media.
Usage
It is common in conversations about makeup, hairstyles, beauty, and cosmetic procedures. It also appears frequently on social media when people praise celebrities’ looks, and among friends when joking informally about their own or someone else’s face.
Caution
Because it directly evaluates someone’s appearance, negative comments using this word can sound insulting. รูปหน้า or โครงหน้า is more suitable for a neutral or technical description of face shape or structure. Do not use เบ้าหน้า for the eye socket; that is เบ้าตา.
Differences from similar words
1 facial structure synonyms
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หน้า is the ordinary, neutral word for “face.” เบ้าหน้า is more informal and draws attention to how the face is built or how its features are arranged.