Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 咧


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Meaning

child's cry, draw back corners of mouth

Pronunciation

liē, liě

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: row (wicked [bar bone] is exposed with a knife in a row [i.e. backbone])

Mnemonic

If the mouth is (long as) a row: it is crying.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
row, to arrange
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Vocabulary

龇牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
骂骂咧咧 mà ma liē liē to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed
骂骂咧咧 mà ma liē liē to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed
咧开嘴笑 liě kāi zuǐ xiào to laugh


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