thể diện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 體面.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˧˩ ziən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

thể diện

face (as a sociological concept); dignity; honour (generally speaking)
làm mất thể diện gia đình ― to cause the family to lose face

See also

mặt

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