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mặt mũi

Pronunciation Northern /ma̰ʔt˨˩ muʔuj˧˥/ Central /ma̰k˨˨ muj˧˩˨/ Southern /mak˨˩˨ muj˨˩˦/
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countenance
Noun
countenance
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1 Noun
countenance Appearance & PersonalityTheme Body partsTag

A person's countenance refers to their facial expression or their general appearance and features.

vi Mặt mũi anh ấy lộ rõ vẻ mệt mỏi.

en His countenance clearly showed signs of tiredness.

Sense 2 Noun
social face

The concept of face refers to a person's social prestige, honor, or dignity within a community.

vi Anh ta làm vậy chỉ để giữ mặt mũi trước bạn bè.

en He did that just to save face in front of his friends.

Parts
mặt / mũi / 𩈘每
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𩈘每
Candidates by syllable
mặt 𩈘 mũi (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.
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countenance / countenance
Use
tối tăm mặt mũi / mặt trời / chóng mặt / đối mặt …
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