How do you say “frown” in Vietnamese?

“Frown” in Vietnamese is cau mày (to frown).

Vietnamese words for “frown”

• cau màyListenverb
  Hanoi [kaw˧˧ maj˨˩] · Saigon [ka(ː)w˧˧ ma(ː)j˨˩]cau level mày falling

  to frown; scowl

  for “frown” meaning: A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.

  • Tôi cau mày.I frowned.

Related Vietnamese words

• nhíuListenverb

  to frown

• nhănListenverb

  be wrinkled

• cauListenverb

  areca

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.