khắp mặt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Present in full number; having all members gathered: Describes a situation where everyone who should be present is assembled, with no one missing. It emphasizes completeness of attendance.
- All over the face: A literal meaning describing something covering or spread across the entire surface of the face.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (full attendance):
- Hội nghị đã khắp mặt các thành viên. (The conference had all members present.)
- Gia đình sum họp khắp mặt. (The family gathered with everyone present.)
- Adjective (all over the face):
- Cô bé tô màu khắp mặt. (The little girl painted color all over her face.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is literary and somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese, most commonly found in classical poetry, formal writing, or fixed expressions to denote a complete gathering.
Variants and Related Words
- Khắp nơi (adj): everywhere, all over the place.
- Cờ hoa trang trí khắp nơi. (Flags and flowers decorate everywhere.)
- Đông đủ (adj): fully present, in full force (a more common synonym for the "attendance" meaning).
- Cả gia đình đã về đông đủ. (The whole family has returned, all present.)
Synonyms
- Complete assembly: Having all expected persons gathered.
- All present: Everyone is here.
- Covering the face: Spread over the entire facial area.
Related Idioms
- Khắp mặt anh hùng: A classical literary phrase meaning "all the heroes are gathered" or "in the presence of all the heroes." It evokes a scene of a complete and illustrious assembly.
- Hội nghị Diên Hồng, khắp mặt anh hùng. (The Diên Hồng Conference, with all the heroes present.)