mặt nạc đóm dầy
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Meaning · English
Someone with a pleasant appearance hides a bad personality
Literally: fat ant on a lean face
Examples
Cậu ấy mặt nạc đóm dầy, đừng tin cậu ấyHe's got a pleasant face but a bad heart, don't trust him
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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 “mặt nạc đóm dầy” mean?
Someone with a pleasant appearance hides a bad personality Literally: fat ant on a lean face
Is “mặt nạc đóm dầy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.