Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Down in the mouth, sagging with dissatisfaction: Describes a facial expression that is visibly drooping, sullen, or gloomy, showing clear signs of unhappiness, disappointment, or a bad mood.
   • Sullen, glum, morose: Conveys a silent, resentful, or ill-humored disposition, often reflected in one's countenance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mặt mày bị sị. (To be down in the mouth, to wear a long face.)
  • Anh ấy trông bị sị cả ngày vì tin xấu. (He looked glum all day because of the bad news.)
  • Đừng có vẻ bị sị như vậy! (Don't look so sullen!)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bị sị" is primarily descriptive and is almost exclusively used to describe a person's facial expression or overall demeanor indicating a negative emotional state. It is more vivid and colloquial than neutral terms like "buồn" (sad).

Variants and Related Words

• Cáu kỉnh (adj): irritable, grumpy. Focuses more on irritability than a drooping expression.
• Ủ rũ (adj): drooping, listless, dejected. Often describes a general state of low energy and sadness, similar to "bị sị" but can apply to posture or plants.

Synonyms

• Sullen: Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.
• Glum: Looking or feeling dejected; morose.
• Morose: Sullen and ill-tempered.
• Long-faced: Having a sad or disappointed expression.

Related Idioms

• Mặt dài ra: (One's face grows long.) To look disappointed or sad.
  • Nghe tin ấy, mặt nó dài ra. (Hearing that news, his face fell.)
• Vẻ mặt ỉu xìu: A drooping, dispirited facial expression.
  • Cô bé về nhà với vẻ mặt ỉu xìu. (The little girl came home with a dispirited look.)

adj

1. Down in the mouth, sagging with dissatisfaction
   • mặt mày bị sị
     to be down in the mouth, to wear a long face