狎昵

Mandarin · pinyin xiá nì

Meanings

  1. intimate
  2. taking liberties
  3. familiar (with a negative connotation)
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狎
xiá · be familiar with; disrespect
昵
nì · intimate, close; approach
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2–4 · xia2 ni4

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haap6 nik1

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