pleading face
Basic Meaning
🥺 is a very expressive emoji. It is often used to convey a sense of weakness, pity, supplication or a slightly aggrieved emotion. The eyes in this expression look watery, as if showing weakness or expressing to others an attitude of longing to be understood, sympathized with or helped.
Usage Examples
I know I'm wrong 🥺.
I'm really so tired today 🥺.
Keywords
Cultural Differences Interpretation
Eastern Cultural Interpretation
- •
In Eastern cultures, 🥺 can represent a feeling of showing weakness or acting coquettishly. For example, between close friends or lovers, one making this expression may be seeking comfort, attention or showing one's own little grievance, somewhat like a child showing a pitiful look in front of an adult to get sympathy or special treatment.
Western Cultural Interpretation
- •
In Western culture, 🥺 also conveys a rather delicate and pitiable feeling. It may be used to express one's requests, the hope for forgiveness, or when sharing some personal experiences tinged with a bit of sadness or grievance. It is an expression that very intuitively conveys one's relatively vulnerable emotional state.
Cross-Cultural Usage Tips
When used in a cross - cultural context, it should be noted that although this emoji expresses relatively weak, aggrieved and other similar emotions in many cultures, the degree may vary. In cross - cultural exchanges, first observe the other party's reaction to judge whether it is overused. And avoid using it abruptly in relatively serious and formal cross - cultural business negotiation and other occasions, unless it is to ease the tense atmosphere and the measure is well - controlled.
Usage Scenarios
Social Scenes
It is suitable for use in social situations, such as friends' gatherings, sharing personal experiences in online chat groups, pouring out troubles to friends, or interactions between lovers, etc. 🥺. It can well convey an affectionate emotion of needing to be cared for and enhance the emotional communication between each other.
Work Scenarios
In the workplace, if it is a relatively relaxed internal team communication, such as expressing one's not - so - sure ideas in creative discussions, hoping to get the tolerance of colleagues, or expressing apologies to colleagues with a good relationship after occasional mistakes, it can be used cautiously. However, it is not suitable for use in formal situations such as serious business negotiations and reporting work to superiors.