vẻ mặt

Vietnamese

Etymology

vẻ (“look, appearance”) +‎ mặt (“face”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɛ˧˩ mat̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɛ˧˨ mak̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɛ˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɛ˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩˨]

Noun

vẻ mặt

  1. facial expression; look (on someone's face)
    Trông ông ta già khọm, người tiều tuỵ, vẻ mặt chán nản, râu tóc bờm xờm.
    He looked old and bent, with an emaciated body, a sad mien, and his beard and hair were shaggy.
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