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蹊蹺

简蹊跷 · 繁蹊蹺

Mandarin · pinyin qī qiāo

odd; queer; strange; fishy

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蹊: qī · xī · footpath, trail; track
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跷: qiāo · raise one's foot

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1–1 · qi1 qiao1

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adj

odd; queer; strange; fishy
(Taiwanese Hokkien) sly; crafty; cunning

verb

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to nitpick; to find fault

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