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涼快

简凉快 · 繁涼快

Mandarin · pinyin liáng kuai

pleasantly cool (weather etc)
to cool oneself; to cool off
(Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing
(coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out

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涼: liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
快: kuài · rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
凉: liáng · cool, cold; disheartened

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2–5 · liang2 kuai5

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loeng4 faai3

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adj

(of weather, temperature) pleasantly cool; nice and cool
(figurative, of clothes) scantily clad

verb

to cool off; to make oneself cool in temperature
(figurative, derogatory) to go away; to go to a cool place and enjoy oneself, not meddle with the matter at hand

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