bạu mặt

Sao anh lại bạu mặt ra thế?

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sullen-faced; scowling; having a frowning or displeased facial expression. Describes a person whose face clearly shows annoyance, anger, or a bad mood.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sao anh lại bạu mặt ra thế? (Why are you making such a sullen face?)
  • Cô ấy bạu mặt không nói một lời. (She scowled without saying a word.)
  • Đừng có bạu mặt với mẹ! (Don't scowl at your mother!)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used to describe a temporary, visible facial expression of displeasure, often in reaction to a specific event or remark. It implies a childish, sulky, or petulant demeanor.

Variants and Related Words

• Cáu bẳn (adj): irritable, grumpy (describes a general mood, not just the face).
• Nhăn nhó (v): to grimace (often due to pain or distaste, not necessarily anger).
• Cau có (adj): frowning, having a worried or angry frown.

Synonyms

• Scowling
• Sullen
• Frowning
• Glowering

Related Idioms

• Bạu mặt bạu mày: to show displeasure clearly through one's entire facial expression and demeanor.
  • Nghe xong, nó bạu mặt bạu mày bỏ đi. (After hearing it, he scowled fiercely and walked away.)