挨剋

Mandarin · pinyin ái kēi

Meanings

  1. to be rebuked
  2. to suffer blows
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挨
āi · near, close by, next to, towards, against; to wait; to lean on
剋
kēi · kè · subdue, overcome; cut down
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2–1 · ai2 kei1

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ngaai4 hak1

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verb

  1. (colloquial) to get a talking-to; to be told off; to get a dressing down
  2. (colloquial) to take a beating; to get licked

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