má phấn môi son
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Meaning · English
A beautiful appearance hides a bad character
Literally: powdered face, lipsticked mouth
Examples
Cô ấy má phấn môi son nhưng tính cách rất xấuShe has a beautiful appearance but a bad character
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 “má phấn môi son” mean?
A beautiful appearance hides a bad character Literally: powdered face, lipsticked mouth
Is “má phấn môi son” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.