捧腹

Mandarin · pinyin pěng fù

Meanings

  1. to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands
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捧
pěng · hold up in two hands
腹
fù · stomach, belly, abdomen; inside
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3–4 · peng3 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bung2 fuk1 · pung2 fuk1

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adj

  1. uproarious

verb

  1. to laugh

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