掩口失声 — “To cover one's mouth and burst out laughing”
掩口失声 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover one's mouth and burst out laughing”. To be unable to suppress one's laughter. Literally, “cover mouth, lose voice”.
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掩口失声 Pronunciation and Pinyin
掩口失声 Character Breakdown
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听到这个有趣的故事情节，她忍不住掩口失声
Hearing the amusing plot, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst into laughter.
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Synonyms of 掩口失声
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- yǎn掩kǒu口hú葫lu芦to cover one's mouth while giggling
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- yǎn掩è恶yáng扬měi美conceal faults, publicize good
- yǎn掩è恶yì溢měi美conceal faults and extol virtues
- yǎn掩qí旗xī息gǔ鼓to cease an activity
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What does 掩口失声 mean?
掩口失声 (yǎn kǒu shī shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover one's mouth and burst out laughing”.
How do you pronounce 掩口失声?
掩口失声 is pronounced yǎn kǒu shī shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掩口失声 literally mean?
Literally, 掩口失声 means “cover mouth, lose voice”. It is used to mean “to cover one's mouth and burst out laughing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掩口失声?
指忍不住笑出声来。