似笑非笑 (ci5 siu3 fei1 siu3) — (stock phrase) almost a smile but not quite in Cantonese

ciˏ₅siu˗₃feiˉ¹siu˗₃
Mandarin Pinyin: si4 xiao4 fei1 xiao4

Meaning of 似笑非笑

noun(stock phrase) almost a smile but not quite

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