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Mandarin · pinyin kōu jiǎo

to scratch one's foot
(fig.) to be stingy
(slang) (of a celebrity) to twiddle one's thumbs (i.e. not release any new material etc)

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腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
抠: kōu · raise, lift up; tight-fisted
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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1–3 · kou1 jiao3

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