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How do you say “lose face” in Vietnamese?

“Lose face” in Vietnamese is mất mặt (to lose face), bẽ mặt (to be humiliated).

Vietnamese words for “lose face”

  • mất mặtverb
    Hanoi [mət̚˧˦ mat̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [mək̚˦˥ mak̚˨˩˨]mất rising mặt heavy

    to lose face; to disappear

    for “lose face” meaning: To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.

  • bẽ mặtadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɓɛ˦ˀ˥ mat̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓɛ˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩˨]bẽ creaky rising mặt heavy

    to be humiliated; disgraced; to lose face

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