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hold in the mouth

HSK 7
Human Body Face
diāo
Components
mouth+ wily =
hold in the mouth
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
mouth
Phonetic component
diāo wily
tricky, sly, crafty, cunning
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Notes
Chinese
[diāo]
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
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