Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sulky; petulant; in a state of mild, childlike anger or resentment, often expressed through pouting, silence, or minor acts of defiance. It describes a mood of being offended or displeased, typically over a trivial matter, and showing this emotion in a somewhat spoiled or immature manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con bé trông giằn giỗi lắm vì mẹ không mua đồ chơi. (The girl looks very sulky because her mother didn't buy her a toy.)
  • Đừng giằn giỗi với anh nữa, em ơi. (Don't be petulant with me anymore.)
  • Sau khi bị mắng, nó ngồi im một góc với vẻ mặt giằn giỗi. (After being scolded, he sat quietly in a corner with a sulky expression.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "giằn giỗi" is considered a variant or a less common form of the more standard word "dỗi" or "dằn dỗi". It carries the same core meaning but may have a slightly more nuanced or regional flavor.

Variants and Related Words

• Dỗi (adj/v): to be sulky, to sulk. The most common and standard term.

  • Nó đang dỗi vì bị trêu. (He is sulking because he was teased.)

• Dằn dỗi (adj): sulky, petulant. A reinforced form similar in meaning to "giằn giỗi".

  • Cô ấy nói với giọng dằn dỗi. (She spoke in a petulant tone.)

Synonyms

• Sulky: silent and bad-tempered because of resentment or disappointment.
• Petulant: childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
• Pouting: showing displeasure by pushing out the lips.

Related Idioms

• Làm dỗi / Làm giằn giỗi: to act sulky, to put on a show of being offended.
  • Đừng làm dỗi, chúng ta nói chuyện với nhau nào. (Don't act sulky, let's talk to each other.)