Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bearing, carriage, demeanor: The way a person carries themselves, expressed through their posture, gestures, and manner of movement. It refers to one's overall outward appearance and comportment.
   • Affected manner, airs: A way of behaving that is not natural, but put on to impress others or to appear a certain way.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Bearing):

  • Anh ta có bộ điệu rất tự tin. (He has a very confident bearing.)
  • Bộ điệu rụt rè của đứa trẻ khiến tôi thương. (The child's shy bearing made me feel for them.)
  • Bộ điệu hung hăng của hắn khiến mọi người sợ. (His truculent bearing frightened everyone.)

• Noun (Affected manner):

  • Cô ấy thích làm bộ điệu khi có mặt người lạ. (She likes to put on airs when strangers are present.)
  • Đừng có bộ điệu nữa, hãy là chính mình. (Stop putting on airs, be yourself.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bộ điệu" often carries a slightly negative or critical connotation when used to describe an artificial or pretentious manner. When describing a natural bearing, it is more neutral.
• It can be modified by adjectives to specify the type of bearing (e.g., - an arrogant air, - a relaxed demeanor).

Variants and Related Words

• Điệu bộ (n): A very close synonym, also meaning demeanor, bearing, or affected airs. The two words are often used interchangeably.

  • Điệu bộ của anh ta thật kỳ lạ. (His demeanor is very strange.)

• Dáng vẻ (n): Appearance, look, aspect. This is broader and less focused on mannerisms than "bộ điệu".

  • Dáng vẻ lo lắng hiện rõ trên mặt cô ấy. (A worried look was clear on her face.)

• Thái độ (n): Attitude. This refers more to internal feeling expressed outwardly, while "bộ điệu" focuses on the physical manifestation.

  • Thái độ của anh ấy rất tích cực. (His attitude is very positive.)

Synonyms

• Demeanor: Outward behavior or bearing.
• Carriage: The manner of holding one's body; posture.
• Airs: An affected, often pretentious manner.
• Mien: A person's look or manner.

Related Idioms

• Làm bộ làm điệu: To put on airs, to affect a mannerism. This phrase emphasizes the deliberate and artificial nature of the behavior.
  • Cô ấy suốt ngày làm bộ làm điệu trước mặt mọi người. (She's always putting on airs in front of people.)

1. Bearing carriage
   • bộ điệu hung hăng
     truculent in one's bearing
   • bộ điệu rụt rè
     a shy bearing
2. khẩu ngữ) To put on airs
   • "Chúng nó đứa nào cũng thế . Sướng mê đi rồi vẫn cứ bộ điệu"
     they are all alike, quite happy but still putting on airs