thể diện

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 體面.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˩ ziən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

    Noun

    thể diện

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

    See also

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