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促狹

简促狭 · 繁促狹

Mandarin · pinyin cù xiá

(coll.) teasing; mischievous
(coll.) cunning; sly

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促: cù · urge, press, hurry; close
狹: Look up this written character
狭: xiá · narrow, limited; narrow-minded

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4–2 · cu4 xia2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cuk1 haap6

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adj

(literary) narrow and small; tight; cramped
(literary) narrow-minded; parochial
(literary) sinister
(colloquial) teasing; mischievous

verb

(literary) to limit
(literary) to tease

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