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尬舞

Mandarin · pinyin gà wǔ

(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬 gà)
(slang) to perform weird dance moves

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尬: gà · limp, staggering gait; embarrass
舞: wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish

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4–3 · ga4 wu3

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verb · Etymology 1

(neologism, slang) to battle each other in street dance

verb · Etymology 2

(neologism, slang) to dance awkwardly

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