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笑納
siu3 naap6 |
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accept with smile: A polite phrase to use, hoping someone would accept your gift with a smile. Although most people associate 笑納 with "please accept it with a smile" literally, some people believe the "笑" does not literally mean "smile": you use 笑納 when you are being humble, to say that your gift is not high in value, and it would be a joke for the receiver to laugh at.
[Syn.] a less common phrase: 哂納 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:笑 siu3 - smile, laugh, grin納 naap6 - admit; accept; pay |
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