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嬈

简娆 · 繁嬈

Mandarin · pinyin ráo

graceful

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嬈: Look up this written character
娆: ráo · graceful, charming, fascinating

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jiu4 · jiu5

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

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to disturb; to harass

character · Etymology 2

(literary) beautiful

character · Etymology 3

used in 嬈嬈／娆娆 (“weak”)

character · Etymology 4

(Hokkien, vulgar) alternative form of 姣 (“lecherous; promiscuous; lascivious; lewd (of a woman)”)

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