Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sulk, to be sulky: To show annoyance or resentment by being silent, moody, or withdrawn, often in a childish or petulant manner, typically because one is upset or offended.
   • To be in a huff, to pout: To display a temporary state of silent bad temper or displeasure, often by turning away or refusing to engage.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé dỗi vì mẹ không mua đồ chơi. (The baby is sulking because her mother didn't buy her a toy.)
  • Anh ấy dỗi tôi cả ngày hôm qua chỉ vì một lời nói đùa. (He sulked with me all day yesterday just because of a joke.)
  • Đừng dỗi nữa, chúng ta nói chuyện nhé. (Don't sulk anymore, let's talk.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm dỗi": to act sulky, to put on a sulky act (often to gain attention or sympathy).
  • Con không được làm dỗi với bà. (You must not act sulky with your grandmother.)
• The state of "dỗi" is often temporary and can be resolved by appeasement, coaxing ("dỗ dành"), or an apology.

Variants and Related Words

• Hờn dỗi (compound verb): to sulk and be resentful; a stronger, more prolonged state of sulking often mixed with hurt feelings.
  • Cô ấy hờn dỗi anh ta vì anh đã quên ngày kỷ niệm. (She is sulking resentfully at him because he forgot their anniversary.)
• Giận dỗi (compound verb): to be angry and sulky.
• Dỗ dành (verb): to coax, to soothe, to appease (someone who is sulking).

Synonyms

• Bĩu môi: to pout (specifically by thrusting out the lips).
• Hờn: to be resentful, to bear a grudge (can be more serious and long-lasting than "dỗi").
• Giận: to be angry (a broader term for anger, not specifically implying the silent, withdrawn behavior of "dỗi").

Related Phrases

• Dỗi cơm: to refuse to eat due to sulking.
  • Đứa trẻ dỗi cơm và không chịu xuống bàn ăn. (The child is sulking and refusing to eat and won't come to the table.)
• Dỗi người yêu: to sulk at/with one's sweetheart.
  • Cặp đôi hay dỗi người yêu vì những chuyện nhỏ. (The couple often sulks at each other over small things.)

1. Sulk
   • Dỗi người yêu
     To sulk (be sulky) with one's sweetheart
   • Dỗi cơm
     To be sulky and refuse to eat