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齜牙咧嘴

简龇牙咧嘴 · 繁齜牙咧嘴

Mandarin · pinyin zī yá liě zuǐ

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1–2–3–3 · zi1 ya2 lie3 zui3

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zi1 ngaa4 le2 zeoi2

Cantonese word readings for 齜牙咧嘴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zi1 ngaa4 lit6 zeoi2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to draw back the corners of one's mouth and bare one's teeth; to look fierce
(idiomatic) to grimace in pain