đánh phấn đeo hoa
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Meaning · English
to pretend to be something one is not
Literally: apply powder and wear flowers
Examples
Anh ấy đánh phấn đeo hoa để che giấu bản chất thậtHe pretends to be something he is not to hide his true nature
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đánh phấn đeo hoa” mean?
to pretend to be something one is not Literally: apply powder and wear flowers
Is “đánh phấn đeo hoa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.