liěliēlie

stretch mouth

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

列 sound component

  Sound component

liè

  

arrange

Definitions

 

liě

stretch mouth, grimace, grin; to draw back the corners of one's mouth

 

liē

see 咧咧[liē​liē]

 

lie

modal particle expressing exclamation

Most common words with 咧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

modal particle expressing exclamation

大大咧咧

carefree

龇牙咧嘴

to grimace (in pain)

骂骂咧咧

to swear while talking

咧咧

to whimper