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捧腹絕倒

简捧腹绝倒 · 繁捧腹絕倒

Mandarin · pinyin pěng fù jué dǎo

to laugh until it hurts; to laugh heartily

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捧: pěng · hold up in two hands
腹: fù · stomach, belly, abdomen; inside
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倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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3–4–2–3 · peng3 fu4 jue2 dao3

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pung2 fuk1 zyut6 dou2

Cantonese word readings for 捧腹絕倒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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