Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bận lối tăm mặt mũi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Too busy to care about one's appearance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quá bận rộn để quan tâm đến vẻ ngoài

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Literally: busy to the point of neglecting face and mouth

Examples

Sau một tuần làm việc liên tục, anh ấy bận lối tăm mặt mũi.After a week of continuous work, he was too busy to care about his appearance.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bận lối tăm mặt mũi” mean?

Too busy to care about one's appearance Literally: busy to the point of neglecting face and mouth

Is “Bận lối tăm mặt mũi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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