曲奇

Mandarin · pinyin qū qí

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  1. cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kei4)
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曲
qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
奇
qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
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1–2 · qu1 qi2

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kuk1 kei4

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noun

  1. cookie

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