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