咧

liē · lie/liě · lie/lie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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liē 咧

  1. used in 咧咧 (liēliē)
  2. used in 大大咧咧 (dàdà-liēliē)
  3. used in 罵罵咧咧 / 骂骂咧咧 (màma-liēliē)

liě 咧

  1. to draw back the corners of one's mouth

lie 咧

  1. modal particle expressing exclamation

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)咧(liě)开(kāi)嘴(zuǐ),露(lù)出(chū)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)大(dà)的(de)笑(xiào)容(róng)。

He drew back his lips into a big smile.

02

别(bié)咧(liě)着(zhe)嘴(zuǐ)笑(xiào),快(kuài)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)。

Don't just grin; tell me quickly what happened.

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