dialect: child act cheekily before adults
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to act cheekily or impishly (esp. of children in front of adults); to put on a cheeky grin; to clown around
dialectChiefly used in Northern Chinese dialects (e.g., Beijing dialect). Describes children behaving in an overly familiar, mischievous, or disrespectfully playful manner toward adults.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
yòu又
zài在
kè客
rén人
miàn面
qián前
shàn讪
liǎn脸
le了
。
This child is acting cheeky in front of the guests again.
Bié别
zài在
dà大
rén人
miàn面
qián前
shàn讪
liǎn脸
，
yào要
yǒu有
guī规
ju矩
。
Don't act cheeky in front of adults; you should have manners.
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Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
tè特
bié别
ài爱
shàn讪
liǎn脸
。
He was particularly fond of clowning around when he was little.