tai to mặt lớn

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Calque of Chinese 肥頭大耳 / 肥头大耳 (phì đầu đại nhĩ, literally “big head and big ears”), from tai (“ear”) +‎ to (“big”) +‎ mặt (“face”) +‎ lớn (“big”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːj˧˧ tɔ˧˧ mat̚˧˨ʔ ləːn˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [taːj˧˧ tɔ˧˧ mak̚˨˩ʔ ləːŋ˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːj˧˧ tɔ˧˧ mak̚˨˩˨ ləːŋ˦˥] === Idiom === tai to mặt lớn (of a person, derogatory) having power or influence in society; powerful; influential