vẻ mặt
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
vẻ (“look, appearance”) + mặt (“face”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɛ˧˩ mat̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɛ˧˨ mak̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɛ˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɛ˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
Noun[edit]
- facial expression; look (on someone's face)
- Trông ông ta già khọm, người tiều tuỵ, vẻ mặt chán nản, râu tóc bờm xờm.
- He looked old and bent, with an emaciated body, a sad mien, and his beard and hair were shaggy.