Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ra mặt

[zaː˧˧ mat̚˧˨ʔ]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) visibly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dễ thấy

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

tức ra mặtvisibly angry

mắc cỡ ra mặtvisibly embarrassed

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 show up brazenly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

xuất hiện một cách vô tư

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Giờ chưa phải lúc ta ra mặt.It's not my showtime yet.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “ra mặt” mean?

(adverb) visibly

Is “ra mặt” formal or informal?

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