nhoẻn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲwɛn˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲwɛŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲwɛŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

nhoẻn • (嘫)

to open (one's mouth, in a natural way like when laughing)
- 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 188:
  Chàng trai dân tộc đưa đôi mắt màu nâu như mắt trẻ thơ nhìn vào cái miệng ông thanh tra đang mím chặt rồi nhoẻn cười: […]
  The ethnic boy turned his brown baby-like eyes to the tight-lipped mouth of the inspector, and he opened his mouth in laughter. […]

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