bộ mặt

Vietnamese

Etymology

bộ +‎ mặt (“face”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ mat̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ mak̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ mak̚˨˩˨]

Noun

bộ mặt

1. look of the face; features seen on the face
2. appearance; look; the outside