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霋眼嬌

saap3 ngaan5 giu1

a woman who at first appears attractive but isn't (lit., "a passing seductive look")

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

Level: 3

霋眼嬌

霋 - (not in database)
眼 ngaan5 yan3 en3 - eye; look
嬌 giu1 qiao2 jiao3 jiao1 - [1] tender; delicate; beautiful; lovely [2] sp

This word was added by bybell on 18th Jun 2008

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