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似笑非笑

ci5 siu3 fei1 siu3

si4 xiao4 fei1 xiao4

(stock phrase) almost a smile but not quite

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 314,000

似笑非笑

似 ci5 si4 shi4 - resemble; like; similar to
笑 siu3 xiao4 - smile, laugh, grin
非 fei1 fai1 fei2 fei1 fei3 fei4 - not; negative; wrong
笑 siu3 xiao4 - smile, laugh, grin

This word was added by tym on 8th Nov 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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