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diǎ

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diǎ
  1. 1.coy
  2. 2.childish

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  1. 1.coy; acting spoiled or flirtatious
  2. 2.(of a child, girl, woman, pet, etc.) to act coy, childish, or cute to someone who loves or dotes on them, in order to fulfil their wish or display their affection
  3. 3.good; pleasing; outstanding; fashionable; aspiring
  4. 4.to chat
  5. 5.The sound of dripping.
  6. 6.to drip; to trickle
  7. 7.Used in transcription.

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 口 + phonetic 爹 (OC *daːʔ, *tjaː). Possibly from Chinese Pidgin English fa dia, (“to act coy”), with dia from English dear.

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