mất mặt

See also: matmat and mất mát

Vietnamese

Etymology

mất (“to lose”) +‎ mặt (“face”). Sense 1 is likely a calque of Chinese 丟臉/丢脸 (diūliǎn, “to lose face; disgraceful”).

Pronunciation

Verb

mất mặt

  1. to lose face
    làm mất mặt ― to lose face, to be disgraced, to make a fool of oneself
    đừng làm chuyện mất mặt ― don't do shady things
    Vốn muốn nói với anh ấy vài câu, nhưng lại sợ anh ấy mất mặt. ― I hesitated to criticize him for fear of making him uncomfortable.
  2. to disappear
    đi mất mặt ― to disappear without a trace
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