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mất mặt

Pronunciation Northern /mət˧˥ ma̰ʔt˨˩/ Central /mə̰k˩˧ ma̰k˨˨/ Southern /mək˧˥ mak˨˩˨/
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lose face
Verb
lose face
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
lose face

To lose the respect of other people because of one's actions.

vi Anh ấy cảm thấy mất mặt khi bị người khác phê bình công khai.

en He felt that he lost face when others criticized him in public.

Sense 2 Verb
disappear

To disappear, be absent, or suddenly stop appearing before others.

vi Từ hôm ấy, anh ta mất mặt luôn, chẳng ai liên lạc được.

en Since that day, he has disappeared, and no one has been able to contact him.

Parts
mất / mặt / 𠅍𩈘
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠅍𩈘
Candidates by syllable
mất 𠅍(𠅎 / 𠅐 / 𠅒 / 𠅼) 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
mát mặt / mất mật / mất mát
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Use
mất tích / mất lòng / mất cả chì lẫn chài / đánh mất …
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