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phỉnh mũi

Pronunciation Northern /fḭ̈ŋ˧˩˧ muʔuj˧˥/ Central /fïn˧˩˨ muj˧˩˨/ Southern /fɨn˨˩˦ muj˨˩˦/
flatter; butter up
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flatter; butter up

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Meaning
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Sense 1 unknown
flatter; butter up Problems, Opinions & EvaluationTheme

To give someone excessive or insincere praise in order to gain their favor or an advantage.

vi Anh ấy cố tình phỉnh mũi sếp để được tăng lương.

en He intentionally flatters his boss to get a raise.

Parts
phỉnh / mũi / 𠶏每
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠶏每
Candidates by syllable
phỉnh 𠶏 mũi 每(鋂 / 𪖫 / 𪖬)
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
phỉnh / phỉnh gạt / phỉnh phờ / dắt mũi …
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Use
lừa phỉnh / mũi tên / mũi cà mau / mặt mũi …
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