liē

咧

Character · Verb

careless; chatter; whimper

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to chatter incessantly; to whimper continuously

dialect

Primarily used in reduplicated forms such as 骂骂咧咧 (to mutter curses) or 哭哭咧咧 (to whimper).

Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
mà骂
ma骂
liē咧
liē咧
de的
 。

He mutters curses all day long.

Hái孩
zi子
kū哭
ku哭
liē咧
liē咧
de地
zǒu走
le了
 。

The child walked away crying and whimpering.