咧嘴

• 拼音: liě zuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 咧 = 口 + 列 (mouth stretched apart/split — lips pulled to the sides); 嘴 = 口 + 觜 (mouth — the primary facial feature for expression and speech)

含义

To grin; to grimace; to open one's mouth wide. Describes a facial expression where the mouth stretches wide, indicating either a broad smile or a pained grimace.

Context determines whether 咧嘴 expresses joy or pain. 咧嘴笑 means to grin broadly with delight; 咧嘴哭 or 咧嘴直哼 suggests a grimace of pain or distress. The term captures a vivid, uninhibited expression — the mouth pulled wide. Used in descriptive and narrative writing to convey strong emotional or physical reactions.

例句

1. 孩子收到新玩具后立刻咧嘴笑了起来，兴奋之情溢于言表。
2. 医生为他清洗伤口时，他疼得直咧嘴，却强忍着没有出声。
3. 老人看到久别的孙子向自己跑来，不由自主地咧嘴笑出了声。

用法指南

语境: descriptive writing, emotional expression, physical reaction

语气: vivid

正确说法

• 她一看到成绩单上的满分，顿时咧嘴笑开了，整个人都雀跃起来。(The moment she saw the perfect score on her report card, she broke into a wide grin and her whole being lit up with joy.)
• 刚才还强装镇定的他，终于在观众面前咧嘴承认输了这场赌注。(Having been feigning calm just moments before, he finally grinned and admitted in front of the audience that he had lost the bet.)

错误说法

• 在正式书面语中频繁使用'咧嘴' — 该词偏向生动的口语描写，正式场合描述表情应用'微笑'或'露出笑容'

起源与历史

咧 (to split/to stretch — the mouth opening sideways) + 嘴 (mouth — the organ of expression)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal