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搔首弄姿

Mandarin · pinyin sāo shǒu nòng zī

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose
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搔
sāo · to scratch
首
shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
弄
nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
姿
zī · one's manner, carriage, bearing
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1–3–4–1 · sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1

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sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1

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phrase

  1. (of a woman) to act seductively

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