trể
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Definition
- Verb:
- To pout: To push out one's lips, especially to show annoyance, displeasure, or sulkiness. This is the primary and most common meaning of the word "trể".
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa trẻ trể môi vì không được mua đồ chơi. (The child pouted because he couldn't buy a toy.)
- Cô ấy trể khi nghe tin đó. (She pouted upon hearing that news.)
- Đừng có trể nữa! (Stop pouting!)
Advanced Usage
- The verb "trể" specifically describes the physical action of protruding the lips. It is often associated with a childish or petulant expression but can be used for adults in informal contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Bĩu môi (v): This is a very close synonym, also meaning "to pout" or "to purse one's lips". It is often used interchangeably with "trể".
- Nó bĩu môi tỏ vẻ không phục. (He pursed his lips to show his disapproval.)
Synonyms
- Pout: To show displeasure by thrusting out the lips.
- Sulk: To be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment (this relates to the mood accompanying the action).
Related Idioms
- Làm mặt trể: To make a pouting face.
- Con bé làm mặt trể với mẹ. (The little girl made a pouting face at her mother.)