粵

面min6懵mung2

min6 mung2miàn měng

English

  1. blank face; embarrassed; shy (spoken)
  2. to lose face; to be embarrassed
  3. looking dumb

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇面;保持唔到自尊、尊嚴
  2. 一個人睇嚟好蠢、好鈍

Examples

  • 面懵懵

    foolish-looking

  • 面懵心精

    Someone appears to be stupid but is actually smart or cunning

  • 叫咗你唔好咁大聲講嘢㗎啦!而家俾人趕走喇,幾面懵呢!

    I told you to speak softly. Now that we've been kicked out, I feel so embarrassed! ----

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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