Significado
To be well-liked by others.
Contexto cultural
Being 'Myat-hna-pwint' is often attributed to 'Metta' (loving-kindness) meditation. It's believed that radiating love makes your face physically more attractive to others. There are traditional 'charms' or 'In' (tattoos/amulets) specifically designed to make a person 'Myat-hna-pwint' for business or love. On Facebook, 'Myat-hna-pwint' is used to describe 'Public Figures' who have a clean image and high engagement without controversy. A 'Myat-hna-pwint' employee is often the one chosen for client-facing roles or as a spokesperson for the company.
Use with 'Aran'
Adding 'Aran' (very) makes you sound more like a native speaker when complimenting someone.
Not for Objects
Never use this for a popular product or a famous building. It's only for people (and sometimes pets).
Significado
To be well-liked by others.
Use with 'Aran'
Adding 'Aran' (very) makes you sound more like a native speaker when complimenting someone.
Not for Objects
Never use this for a popular product or a famous building. It's only for people (and sometimes pets).
The Smile Factor
In Myanmar, 'Myat-hna-pwint' is almost always associated with a smiling, welcoming face.
Social Media
If you see a post with many likes and positive comments, you can comment 'မျက်နှာပွင့်လိုက်တာ' to sound very natural.
Teste-se
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.
သူက စိတ်ထားဖြူစင်တော့ လူတွေကြားမှာ ______ တယ်။
Because he has a pure heart, he is 'well-liked' (Myat-hna-pwint) among people.
Which sentence is the most natural use of the idiom?
Choose the correct sentence:
The idiom is used for people who are well-liked because they get along with everyone.
Match the situation to the phrase.
A person who is loved by all their teachers and classmates.
A person loved by others is a 'Myat-hna-pwint-thu'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: မင်းသားသစ်လေးက ပရိသတ်တွေ အရမ်းအားပေးကြတယ်နော်။ B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ သူက ______ လို့ပါ။
The actor is supported because he is charming/well-liked.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Popularity vs. Likability
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosသူက စိတ်ထားဖြူစင်တော့ လူတွေကြားမှာ ______ တယ်။
Because he has a pure heart, he is 'well-liked' (Myat-hna-pwint) among people.
Choose the correct sentence:
The idiom is used for people who are well-liked because they get along with everyone.
A person who is loved by all their teachers and classmates.
A person loved by others is a 'Myat-hna-pwint-thu'.
A: မင်းသားသစ်လေးက ပရိသတ်တွေ အရမ်းအားပေးကြတယ်နော်။ B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ သူက ______ လို့ပါ။
The actor is supported because he is charming/well-liked.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasIt's a bit boastful, but you can use it jokingly with friends. For example: 'ငါက မျက်နှာပွင့်လို့ပါ' (It's because I'm so popular).
No. It's about charisma. A person who isn't conventionally attractive can still be 'Myat-hna-pwint' if they are very kind and well-liked.
There isn't a single direct opposite idiom, but 'မျက်နှာငယ်' (to be looked down upon) or 'လူမုန်းများ' (to be hated by many) are used.
Yes, especially if you use the form 'မျက်နှာပွင့်လန်း'. It's a very respectful way to describe a leader's popularity.
Not exactly. You can be famous but hated. 'Myat-hna-pwint' specifically means you are *liked*.
Yes! If a dog is very friendly and everyone in the neighborhood loves it, you can say the dog is 'Myat-hna-pwint'.
In Burmese culture, yes. Being well-liked is often seen as a form of 'social luck' or good karma.
You say 'ကျွန်တော် မျက်နှာပွင့်ချင်တယ်' (Kyun-taw myat-hna-pwint-chin-deh).
In folklore, yes. People jokingly refer to 'Myat-hna-pwint-say' (blooming face medicine) when someone is suddenly very popular.
Usually no. Use 'A-youn-thwin' (good sales) or 'Nar-mee-kyee' (famous) for businesses.
Frases relacionadas
လူချစ်လူခင်ပေါ
synonymTo have many people who love and like you.
မျက်နှာသာပေး
similarTo show favoritism.
မျက်နှာငယ်
contrastTo feel small/inferior/unpopular.
မျက်နှာပွင့်လန်း
specialized formTo be vibrantly well-liked.
