expression, na-adjective
crumpled up (face); scrunched up like a sneezing Japanese spaniel
Jocular, humorous expression describing a face that is all scrunched up, likened to the comical appearance of a Japanese spaniel (chin) mid-sneeze. Often used with 顔 (face).
彼女の顔が狆がくしゃみをしたようになっていた。
Her face was all crumpled up like a sneezing Japanese spaniel.
赤ちゃんが泣きそうで、狆がくしゃみをしたような顔をしている。
The baby is about to cry, making a face like a sneezing Japanese spaniel.
A humorous set phrase literally meaning 'like a Japanese spaniel (chin) sneezed'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it plays on the distinctive scrunched-up face of the breed when sneezing.