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蹻起隻腳

kiu5 hei2 zek3 geok3

to sit with one leg placed over the other at the knee

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

蹻起隻腳

蹻 - (not in database)
起 hei2 qi3 - to start; rise; get up
隻 zek3 zhi1 - measure word for animals & body parts
腳 goek3 jue2 jiao3 - foot; feet

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 20th Oct 2007

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