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咧開嘴笑

简咧开嘴笑 · 繁咧開嘴笑

Mandarin · pinyin liě kāi zuǐ xiào

to laugh

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咧: liě · stretch mouth, grimace, grin
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
笑: xiào · smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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3–1–3–4 · lie3 kai1 zui3 xiao4

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lit6 hoi1 zeoi2 siu3

Cantonese word readings for 咧開嘴笑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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