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佻
Mandarin · pinyin tiāo
Meanings
- frivolous
- unsteady
- delay
Characters in this entry
- 佻
- tiāo · frivolous; unsteady; delay
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Mandarin tones
1 · tiao1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
tiu1 · tiu4
Cantonese word readings for 佻. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- frivolous
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to steal
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 挑
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) (walking) alone
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) graceful; elegant
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) light; quick
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to hang; to suspend
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) far
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to delay
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) arrogant
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 肇
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