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畏畏縮縮

简 畏畏缩缩 · 繁 畏畏縮縮
Mandarin · pinyin wèi wèi suō suō

Meanings

  1. cowering
  2. cringing
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畏
wèi · fear, dread, awe, reverence
縮
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缩
suō · contract, draw in, reduce
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4–4–1–1 · wei4 wei4 suo1 suo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wai3 wai3 suk1 suk1

Cantonese word readings for 畏畏縮縮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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wai3 wai3 suk1 suk1

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adj

  1. timid; lacking courage; cowardly

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