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俏

Mandarin · pinyin qiào

good-looking
charming
(of goods) in great demand
(coll.) to season (food)

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俏: qiào · like, similar; resemble; pretty

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4 · qiao4

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pretty; handsome; smart-looking
lively and engaging; full of life and interesting
(Mandarin, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) fast-selling; in great demand
(Mainland China, dialectal) to season (foods)
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) light and pleasing (of colors, etc.)

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