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.