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lên mặt

Pronunciation Northern /len˧˧ ma̰ʔt˨˩/ Central /len˧˥ ma̰k˨˨/ Southern /ləːŋ˧˧ mak˨˩˨/
Listen
put on airs
Verb
put on airs
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
put on airs Core ActionsTheme

To behave in an arrogant manner, put on airs, or talk down to others in a lecturing way.

vi Đừng có lên mặt dạy đời người khác như vậy.

en Do not put on airs and talk down to others like that.

Parts
lên / mặt / 𨖲𩈘
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𨖲𩈘
Candidates by syllable
lên 𨖲 mặt 𩈘
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
lên / lên cao / lên giường / lên dây …
Use
lên mặt lên mũi / tiến lên / lên men / lên đỉnh …
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