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乖乖地

gwaai1 gwaai1 dei6*2

guai1 guai1 di4

well-behaved; like a dear

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

乖乖地

This word was added by bybell on 28th Mar 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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乖 gwaai1 guai1 - well-behaved; clever; violate; abnormal
乖 gwaai1 guai1 - well-behaved; clever; violate; abnormal
地 dei6 dei6*2 dei2 di4 de5 de1 - earth; land; soil

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