掩口葫芦 — “To cover one's mouth while giggling or laughing quietly”
掩口葫芦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover one's mouth while giggling or laughing quietly”. To laugh behind one's hand.
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掩口葫芦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
掩口葫芦 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 掩口葫芦
她听到这个有趣的笑话，忍不住掩口葫芦地笑了起来。
Hearing the amusing joke, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.
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Synonyms of 掩口葫芦
More idioms starting with 掩
- yǎn掩rén人ěr耳mù目deceive others by creating a false impression
- yǎn掩qí其bù不bèi备attack when unprepared
- yǎn掩qí其wú无bèi备attack when unprepared
- yǎn掩kǒu口shī失shēng声unable to suppress laughter
- yǎn掩kǒu口ér而xiào笑cover mouth to laugh discreetly
- yǎn掩kǒu口hú胡lú卢ér而xiào笑cover mouth and snicker
- yǎn掩è恶yáng扬shàn善conceal faults and praise virtues
- 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
- yǎn掩yìng映shēng生zī姿enhancing beauty through interplay
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What does 掩口葫芦 mean?
掩口葫芦 (yǎn kǒu hú lu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cover one's mouth while giggling or laughing quietly”.
How do you pronounce 掩口葫芦?
掩口葫芦 is pronounced yǎn kǒu hú lu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 掩口葫芦?
捂着嘴笑。