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蹻

简跷 · 繁蹻

Mandarin · pinyin qiāo

variant of 蹺 qiāo
to raise one's foot
stilts

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跷: qiāo · raise one's foot

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1 · qiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

giu2 · goek3 · hiu1 · kiu2 · kiu3 · koek6

Cantonese word readings for 蹻. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蹺 /跷 (qiāo, “to raise one's foot”)

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 屩 /𪨗 (“straw sandals”)
used in 蹻蹻／跷跷 (juéjué)

character · Etymology 3

(literary) arrogant; prideful
(literary) strong; valiant
used in 蹻蹻／跷跷 (jiǎojiǎo)

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