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忍俊不禁

Mandarin · pinyin rěn jùn bù jīn

Meanings

  1. cannot help laughing
  2. unable to restrain a smile
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忍
rěn · endure, bear, suffer; forbear
俊
jùn · talented, capable; handsome
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
禁
jìn · restrict, prohibit, forbid
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3–4–4–1 · ren3 jun4 bu4 jin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan2 zeon3 bat1 gam1

Cantonese word readings for 忍俊不禁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jan2 zeon3 bat1 gam3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to fail to keep from laughing; to be unable to suppress a smile

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