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侷促

简局促 · 繁侷促

Mandarin · pinyin jú cù

cramped
ill at ease

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促: cù · urge, press, hurry; close
局: jú · bureau, office; circumstance

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2–4 · ju2 cu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

guk6 cuk1

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adj

narrow; cramped; poky
ill at ease; constrained
(dialect) short of time

verb

to feel or show constraint

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