phịu

Thân thiện

Bé trai phịu mặt vì không được mua đồ chơi.

Definition

1. Adjective (descriptive particle):
   • To pout or to wear a long, sullen face: Describes the facial expression of someone, especially a child, who is sulking, upset, or displeased, often with the lips pushed out and the face looking heavy or swollen with emotion.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bị mắng, mặt nó phịu ra ngay. (After being scolded, his/her face immediately fell into a pout.)
  • Đứa trẻ mặt phịu vì không được mua đồ chơi. (The child pouted because he wasn't bought a toy.)
  • Cô bé phịu mặt, không nói gì. (The little girl wore a long face and didn't say anything.)

Advanced Usage

• "phịu môi": to pout one's lips specifically, emphasizing the lip movement in sulking.
  • Nó phịu môi tỏ vẻ không bằng lòng. (He/she pouted his/her lips to show dissatisfaction.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phụng phịu (adj): A more common, intensified variant meaning to sulk or pout persistently.
  • Con bé ngồi phụng phịu một góc. (The little girl sat sulking in a corner.)

Synonyms

• To pout: To push out the lips to show annoyance or displeasure.
• To sulk: To be silent, bad-tempered, and withdrawn because of annoyance or disappointment.
• To wear/make a long face: To have a sad or disappointed facial expression.

Related Idioms

• Mặt phịu ra: (Idiomatic phrase) For one's face to drop into a pout or sullen expression.
  • Nghe tin ấy, mặt nó phịu ra. (Upon hearing that news, his/her face fell.)

Học thuật

1. Long (face)
   • Bị mắng, mặt phịu ra
     To wear a long face under a scolding