咪嘴

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Chinese[edit]

		mime	mouth
trad. (咪嘴)		咪	嘴
simp. ^#(咪嘴)		咪	嘴

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Cantonese (Jyutping): mai¹ zeoi², maai¹ zeoi²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mai¹ zeoi², maai¹ zeoi²
  - Yale: māi jéui, māai jéui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mai¹ dzoey², maai¹ dzoey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mei¹ zêu², mai¹ zêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/, /maːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb[edit]

咪嘴

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to lip-sync

Synonyms[edit]

假唱 (jiǎchàng)
對嘴／对嘴 (duìzuǐ)

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