Variants

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

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.

Yes it does help..thanks. BH