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可愛

简可爱 · 繁可愛

Mandarin · pinyin kě ài

adorable
cute
lovely

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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
爱: ài · love, be fond of, like

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3–4 · ke3 ai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ho2 oi3

Cantonese word readings for 可愛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

cute; adorable; lovable
(Internet slang, ACG, of a male) feminine; effeminate

noun

(colloquial) cutie; cutie pie; darling

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