Definition

1. Noun:

   • A small, traditional unit of liquid volume: A "xị" is a specific, informal measurement for beverages, especially alcoholic spirits like rice wine. It is approximately 250 milliliters or one-quarter of a liter.
   • A small bottle or serving: By extension, it refers to the small bottle or the amount of liquid that constitutes one "xị."

2. Adjective/Verb (colloquial):

   • To be sullen, pouty, or deflated: Describes a facial expression where the cheeks droop or the mouth is set in a displeased, sulky manner, often due to being upset, disappointed, or in a bad mood.
   • To be flat or deflated (for objects): Informally describes something that has lost its air or firmness, like a flat tire.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy gọi một xị rượu đế. (He ordered one "xị" of rice wine.)
  • Cho tôi hai xị đầy. (Give me two full "xịs.")
• Adjective/Verb:
  • Đứa bé bĩu môi, mặt xị ra vì không được mua đồ chơi. (The child pouted, face sullen because he didn't get to buy a toy.)
  • Bánh xe đạp bị xị rồi. (The bicycle tire is flat.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm xị mặt": to cause someone to become sullen or to make someone's face fall.
  • Tin đó làm xị mặt cả nhóm. (That news made the whole group's faces fall.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xị xị (adj): Reduplicated form emphasizing a sulky, pouty facial expression.

  • Cô bé ngồi xị xị một góc. (The little girl sat in a corner, looking very sulky.)

• Xì (v): This is a common variant spelling for the "flat/deflated" meaning (e.g., bánh xe bị xì - the tire is punctured/deflated).

Synonyms

• Noun: measure, shot (of alcohol), small bottle.
• Adjective: sullen, sulky, pouty, deflated, flat.

Related Idioms

• Mặt xị như b (very colloquial/impolite): To have a face as long as a fiddle; to look extremely sullen and unhappy.
  • Nghe kết quả, mặt nó xị như b. (Upon hearing the result, his face fell completely.)