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彆扭

简别扭 · 繁彆扭

Mandarin · pinyin biè niu

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扭: niǔ · turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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4–5 · bie4 niu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bit3 nau2

Cantonese word readings for 彆扭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

unsatisfactory; not going as one wishes; not going smooth and easy
unnatural; awkward; uneasy (of a situation)
disagreeable; stubborn; difficult (of one's personality)
unable to see eye-to-eye; at loggerheads; unable to agree
unnatural; awkward (in speech, writing, etc.)

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