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矯情
简 矫情 · 繁 矯情Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
2–5 · jiao2 qing5
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
giu2 cing4
Cantonese word readings for 矯情. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
verb
- (literary) to be deliberately unconventional; to act in an affected fashion; to be pretentious
- (literary) to cover up the truth
verb
- (Mandarin, colloquial) to be stubborn; to be headstrong; to be wilful
- (Mandarin, colloquial) to act in an affected fashion; to be pretentious
- (Mandarin, colloquial) to be argumentative; to use sophistry
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