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Mandarin · pinyin liāo#

Meanings · liāo

  1. to lift up (sth hanging down)
  2. to raise (hem of skirt)
  3. to pull up (sleeve)
  4. to sprinkle (water with cupped hands)
Mandarin · pinyin liáo#

Meanings · liáo

  1. to tease
  2. to provoke
  3. to stir up (emotions)
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撩
liāo · lift up, raise; leave, depart
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1 · liao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

liu1 · liu2 · liu4 · liu6

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to arrange
  2. used in 撩亂／撩乱 (“chaotic”)
  3. to wind around; to pester
  4. to take; to pluck
  5. to tease; to incite; to provoke
  6. (originally dialectal, slang) to flirt with; to pick up

character · Etymology 1

  1. to raise
  2. to sprinkle

character · Etymology 1

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 撂 (liào)
  2. to glance
  3. used in 撩峭

character · Etymology 2

  1. (literary or Cantonese) to pick at; to dig at

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撩 · liao1 · liao2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 49,320, 49,321
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Exact source records撩 撩 [liao1] /to lift up (sth hanging down)/to raise (hem of skirt)/to pull up (sleeve)/to sprinkle (water with cupped hands)/撩 撩 [liao2] /to tease/to provoke/to stir up (emotions)/