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嬉皮笑脸

xī pí xiào liǎn

4-character word Traditional 嬉皮笑臉

What 嬉皮笑脸 means

1. all smiles
2. smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly

The characters in 嬉皮笑脸

• 嬉xī(literary) to amuse oneself; to play; to have fun
• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering
• 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at
• 脸liǎnface

Sounds the same

Read xī pí xiào liǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嘻皮笑脸see 嬉皮笑脸

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