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齷齪

简龌龊 · 繁齷齪

Mandarin · pinyin wò chuò

dirty; filthy
vile; despicable
(literary) narrow-minded; petty

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龌: wò · narrow, small; dirty
龊: chuò · narrow, small; dirty

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4–4 · wo4 chuo4

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adj

filthy; dirty
vile; despicable
(literary) narrow (minded); small; confined

adj

(Hokkien) jittery; uncomfortable; irritable; agitated; anxious (due to sultry weather, stuffy air, bad environmental conditions, disorder, crowding, etc.)

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