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挑逗

Mandarin · pinyin tiǎo dòu

Meanings

  1. to provoke
  2. to entice
  3. to lure
  4. to tantalize
  5. to tease
  6. to titillate
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挑
tiāo · a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
逗
dòu · tempt, allure, arouse, stir
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3–4 · tiao3 dou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tiu1 dau6

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

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verb

  1. to tease; to provoke
  2. to flirt; to make out with; to philander with

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