mặt phấn mồm son

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

Meaning · English

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

Literally: powder face, vermilion mouth
Sources & notes

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.