mặt gà chó đuổi

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Meaning · English

Having a face that invites beating or scolding

Literally: chicken face dog chases
Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Cậu ấy mặt gà chó đuổi, luôn bị bạn bè trêu chọc.He has a face that invites beating, and is always teased by friends.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “mặt gà chó đuổi” mean?

Having a face that invites beating or scolding Literally: chicken face dog chases

Is “mặt gà chó đuổi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.