mếu
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Definition
- Verb:
- To twist one's face (as if about to cry): To contort the facial features, especially the mouth, in a manner that shows one is on the verge of tears or is trying not to cry. It describes the specific facial expression preceding crying.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa bé bắt đầu mếu khi bị mẹ mắng. (The child began to twist its face when scolded by its mother.)
- Đừng có mếu nữa, không có gì đáng sợ cả. (Stop making that face, there's nothing to be afraid of.)
- Nó chỉ nhìn tôi với vẻ mặt mếu máo. (He just looked at me with a face about to cry.)
Advanced Usage
- "mếu máo": This is a common reduplicative form that emphasizes the act of making a crying face, often with a whining or complaining tone.
- Nó mếu máo kể chuyện bị bạn bắt nạt. (He whined with a pout about being bullied.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mếu máo (v): to pout, to make a face as if about to cry, often while complaining.
Synonyms
- To pout: To push out the lips, especially to show annoyance or in preparation to cry.
- To grimace: To make a twisted expression on the face, often of pain or disgust, which can be similar in appearance.
- To make a face (as if to cry): A descriptive phrase for the same action.
Related Idioms
- Mếu như mếu (or mếu máo): Used to emphasize the state of being on the brink of tears. It is not a standalone idiom but an intensified descriptive phrase.
- Thằng bé đứng mếu như mếu giữa sân. (The boy stood in the yard, looking like he was about to burst into tears.)