噘嘴 (juē zuǐ) — to pout (to express displeasure or anger)

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning to push out the lips to show displeasure — typical of a sulky child or sulking partner. Reduplicates as 噘噘嘴 for a brief, mild pout.

verb
to pout (to express displeasure or anger)

Examples

  • 噘嘴。
    Tā xīn qíng bù hǎo de shí hou jiù xǐ huan juē zuǐ.
    She likes to pout when she's in a bad mood.
  • 噘嘴，。
    Tā juē le juē zuǐ, biǎo shì bù mǎn.
    He gave a little pout to show his dissatisfaction.
  • 噘嘴，。
    Bié juē zuǐ le, kuài diǎn r zǒu ba.
    Stop pouting, hurry up and go.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

噘juēpucker
嘴zuǐmouth

噘 means pucker, 嘴 means mouth; together they describe pouting.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
觜
觜zī嘴
Same sound today

嘴 pairs 口 (mouth) with 觜, which supplies its sound.

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