liě

咧

Character · Verb

grin; grimace; talk nonsense

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to draw back the corners of the mouth; to grin; to grimace

Often used with 嘴 (mouth) to describe smiling or grimacing.

Tā他
liě咧
zhe着
zuǐ嘴
xiào笑
 。

He grinned broadly.

Téng疼
de得
tā他
bǎ把
zuǐ嘴
yī一
liě咧
 。

The pain made him grimace.

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Zī龇
yá牙
liě咧
zuǐ嘴

To grimace; to bare one's teeth in a grin.

2.

verb

to talk nonsense; to blabber

dialect

Dialectal usage with a pejorative sense. Commonly appears in 胡咧咧 (to talk nonsense) or 瞎咧咧.

Nǐ你
bié别
hú胡
liě咧
liě咧
le了
 。

Stop talking nonsense.

Tā他
jìng净
xiā瞎
liě咧
liě咧
 。

He keeps blabbering nonsense.