Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

mặt phấn mồm son

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Powdered face and rouged mouth — a woman all surface, painted for display.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phụ nữ chỉ quan tâm đến vẻ bề ngoài

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Literally: powder face, vermilion mouth

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “mặt phấn mồm son” mean?

Powdered face and rouged mouth — a woman all surface, painted for display. Literally: powder face, vermilion mouth

Is “mặt phấn mồm son” formal or informal?

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

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