trề
Definition
- Verb:
- To pout: To push one's lips outward, especially the lower lip, often as an expression of displeasure, sulking, or petulance.
- To protrude: To extend or stick out, specifically used to describe lips that are naturally full, prominent, or everted.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa trẻ trề môi khi không được mua đồ chơi. (The child pouted when he wasn't bought a toy.)
- Cô ấy có đôi môi hơi trề. (She has slightly protruding lips.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "trề" is almost exclusively used in relation to lips (môi). Its usage is specific and descriptive, often found in literary, anthropological, or colloquial descriptions of facial expressions or physical traits.
Variants and Related Words
- Trề môi (verb phrase): To pout; the most common and natural collocation.
- Đừng có trề môi như thế! (Don't pout like that!)
Synonyms
- Pout: To show displeasure by thrusting out the lips.
- Protrude: To extend outward or project.
Related Idioms
- While there is no common idiom with "trề" itself, the action is a key part of the expression "làm bộ làm tịch" (to put on airs, to sulk or act coy), which often involves pouting.