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揞住嘴笑

am2 zyu6 zeoi2 siu3

to cover up one's smile with a hand; chuckle in a secret way

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

揞住嘴笑

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 23rd Apr 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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揞 am2 - cover up with hand
住 zyu6 zhu4 - live, reside, stay
嘴 zeoi2 zui3 - mouth
笑 siu3 xiao4 - smile, laugh, grin

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