mặt chay mày đá
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A fasting face over stone brows — impassivity past embarrassing.
Literally: vegetarian face, stone eyebrows
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “mặt chay mày đá” mean?
A fasting face over stone brows — impassivity past embarrassing. Literally: vegetarian face, stone eyebrows
Is “mặt chay mày đá” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.