Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nhăn như khỉ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Grimacing like a monkey — a face folded into complaint.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mặt nhăn lại vì phàn nàn

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Literally: wrinkled as a monkey

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhăn như khỉ” mean?

Grimacing like a monkey — a face folded into complaint. Literally: wrinkled as a monkey

Is “nhăn như khỉ” formal or informal?

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

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