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偷笑

偷笑

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (偷笑)		偷	笑

Verb

偷笑

to secretly laugh; to laugh in one's sleeve

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tōuxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ siu³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thêu-seu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōuxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toushiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau¹ siu³
  - Yale: tāu siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ siu³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thêu-seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: teu´ seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: teu¹ seu⁴
  - IPA: /tʰe̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ se̯u⁵⁵/