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合不攏嘴

简 合不拢嘴 · 繁 合不攏嘴
Mandarin · pinyin hé bù lǒng zuǐ

Meanings

  1. unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
  2. grinning from ear to ear
  3. mouth agape
  4. gobsmacked
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Characters in this entry

合
hé · combine, unite, join; gather
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
攏
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嘴
zuǐ · mouth, lips
拢
lǒng · collect, bring together
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2–4–3–3 · he2 bu4 long3 zui3

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hap6 bat1 lung5 zeoi2

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合不攏嘴 · he2 bu4 long3 zui3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 19,719
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Exact source record合不攏嘴 合不拢嘴 [he2 bu4 long3 zui3] /unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc/grinning from ear to ear/mouth agape/gobsmacked/