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悄悄

Mandarin · pinyin qiāo qiāo

quiet; making little or no noise
surreptitious; stealthy
anxious; worried
Taiwan pr. qiǎoqiǎo

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悄: qiāo · silent, quiet, still; anxious

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1–1 · qiao1 qiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ciu2 ciu2 · ciu3 ciu3

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adj

quiet; silent
(literary) distressed; sorrowful

adv

in secret; stealthily; without allowing others to notice

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