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刻奇

Mandarin · pinyin kè qí

(loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning

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刻: kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult

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4–2 · ke4 qi2

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kitsch

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