乖仔

Cantonese · source Jyutpinggwaai1 zai2

Meanings

  1. good or well-behaved boy
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Same syllable, six tones

gwaai乖gwaai1拐gwaai2to turn夬gwaai3decisivegwaai4—gwaai5—gwaai6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: guai1 zi3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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noun

  1. (Cantonese) good boy; well-behaved boy

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Exact source record & identity乖仔 乖仔 [guai1 zi3] {gwaai1 zai2} /good or well-behaved boy/

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