ยิ้มหลี
yím lĕe
Meanings
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[to] smile slyly; grin with narrowed eyes; smirk
to smile in a sly or cheeky way, often with narrowed eyes; can suggest teasing or a knowing smirk
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไปไหนมาbpai năi maaไปไหนมาbpai năi maaWhere have you been? (greeting)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยิ้มหลีyím lĕeยิ้มหลีyím lĕe[to] smile slyly; grin with narrowed eyes; smirkไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response
When I asked where he had been, he just gave a cheeky smile and wouldn't answer.
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ยิ้มหลีyím lĕeยิ้มหลีyím lĕe[to] smile slyly; grin with narrowed eyes; smirk