嗲 (de2 de1 | dia1 die1 dia3) : to sweeten, inviting; coquettish

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嗲

de2 de1

dia1 die1 dia3

[1] [粵]: to sweeten; inviting; coquettish
[2] saliva; talk
[3] [Wu] coquettish tone or attitude

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

嗲

This character was added by sheik on and last edited on 12th Sep 2009 06:52

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詐嗲 zaa3 de2 = to sulk like a spoiled child 粵

唔嗲唔吊 m4 de2 m4 diu3 = careless and unreliable 粵

沙嗲 saa1 de1 = satay

沙嗲醬 saa1 de1 zoeng3 = satay sauce

嗲吊 de2 diu3 = be sluggish and dilatory (lit., "be laggard") 粵

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畀我就一早收綫唔同佢嗲咁耐！粵
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long.
[Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 嗲
Unicode code for this character: U+55f2 (off-site link)

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