mất mặt
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
mất (“to lose”) + mặt (“face”). Sense 1 is likely a calque of Chinese 丟臉/丢脸 (diūliǎn, “to lose face; disgraceful”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mət̚˧˦ mat̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mək̚˦˥ mak̚˨˩˨]