hênh hếch

Cậu ta lúc nào cũng có vẻ hênh hếch, không thèm chào ai.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Stuck-up, haughty, or arrogant: Describes a person who displays an excessively proud and superior attitude, often by physically tilting their head or nose upward.
   • Snooty or supercilious: Refers to a disdainful or contemptuous manner, looking down on others.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cậu ta lúc nào cũng có vẻ hênh hếch, không thèm chào ai. (He always seems so stuck-up, never bothering to greet anyone.)
  • Đừng có cái kiểu hênh hếch ấy với tôi. (Don't use that haughty manner with me.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a physical posture—such as an upturned nose or chin—that visually communicates arrogance.

Variants and Related Words

• Hếch (adj): This is the root form, also meaning upturned or snooty. "Hênh hếch" is a reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning.
  • Cái mũi hếch lên trời. (An upturned nose.)

Synonyms

• Arrogant: Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
• Haughty: Blatantly and disdainfully proud.
• Supercilious: Behaving as if one is superior to others.

Related Idioms

• Mặt hênh hếch: A phrase describing a face with a scornful, disdainful expression.
  • Nghe thấy thế, nó làm mặt hênh hếch. (Hearing that, he made a scornful face.)