giảu

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Một em bé giảu môi khi không được mua đồ chơi.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pout: To push one's lips forward, especially as an expression of displeasure, sulking, or petulance. This is the primary and most common meaning.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa trẻ giảu môi khi không được mua đồ chơi. (The child pouted when it couldn't buy a toy.)
  • Cô ấy giảu mỏ tỏ vẻ không hài lòng. (She pouted her lips to show her dissatisfaction.)

Advanced Usage

• "giau giảu": A reduplicated form (láy) that intensifies the action, suggesting a repeated or more pronounced pouting motion.
  • Bé cứ ngồi giau giảu môi cả buổi. (The baby just sat there pouting intensely all afternoon.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giảu môi (v): To pout (specifically with the lips).
• Giảu mỏ (v): To pout (using "mỏ," a colloquial term for mouth/lips, with a similar meaning).

Synonyms

• Pout: To push out the lips to show annoyance or irritation.
• Sulk: To be silent and bad-tempered as a result of annoyance (broader action often involving pouting).

Related Idioms

• While "giảu" itself is specific, the action is central to expressions of sulking. A related concept is "làm mặt giảu" (to make a pouting face).
  • Đừng có làm mặt giảu nữa! (Stop making that pouting face!)

Học thuật

1. Pout
   • Giảu môi ; giảu mỏ
     To pout [one's lips]
   • Giau giảu (láy ý tăng)