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揶揄

yé yú

2-character word

What 揶揄 means

1. to mock
2. to ridicule

The characters in 揶揄

• 揶yéto gesticulate; to play antics
• 揄yúto draw out; to let hanging

Example sentences

• 露西被她的祖父母揶揄。
  Lùxī bèi tā de zǔfùmǔ yéyú.
  Lucy was bantered by her grandparents.

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