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乖乖
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- 乖
- guāi · rebel; crafty, shrewd
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1–1 · guai1 guai1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwaai1 gwaai1
Cantonese word readings for 乖乖. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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noun
- (said to a child) little dear; darling
adj
- well-behaved; obedient
intj
- good gracious
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