Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

mất mặt

[mət̚˧˦ mat̚˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mất uy tín

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

làm mất mặtto lose face, to be disgraced, to make a fool of oneself

đừng làm chuyện mất mặtdon't do shady things

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to disappear

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

biến mất

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đi mất mặtto disappear without a trace

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What does “mất mặt” mean?

(verb) to lose face

Is “mất mặt” formal or informal?

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