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嗲
Mandarin · pinyin diǎ
Meanings
- coy
- childish
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- 嗲
- diǎ · diē · (Cant.) saliva; intensifying particle; inviting, coquettish; 嗲哋. 'daddy'
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Mandarin tones
3 · dia3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
de2 · de4
Cantonese word readings for 嗲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (dialectal) coy; acting spoiled or flirtatious
- (Cantonese) (of a child, girl, woman, pet, etc.) to act coy, childish, or cute to someone who loves or dotes on them, in order to fulfil their wish or display their affection
- (originally Shanghainese) good; pleasing; outstanding; fashionable; aspiring
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese) to chat
character · Etymology 3
- (Cantonese) The sound of dripping.
- (Cantonese) to drip; to trickle
character · Etymology 5
- (Cantonese) Used in transcription.
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