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Chinese
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quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive |
idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.) |
simp. and trad.
(刻意)
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刻
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意
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剋意／克意
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Pronunciation
Adverb
刻意
- painstakingly; sedulously
- intentionally; deliberately; purposely
Synonyms
- 刁工 (Hokkien)
- 刁意故 (Hokkien)
- 刁故意 (Hokkien)
- 利邊 / 利边 (ni4 bian1) (Sichuanese)
- 存心 (cúnxīn)
- 存意 (còng-é) (Eastern Min)
- 專 / 专 (Teochew)
- 專愛 / 专爱 (zuang1 ain3) (Teochew)
- 專登 / 专登 (zyun1 dang1) (Cantonese)
- 專門 / 专门 (Cantonese, Hakka, Jin)
- 成心 (chéngxīn)
- 故意 (gùyì)
- 有心 (yǒuxīn)
- 有意 (yǒuyì)
- 特事 (tet7 si) (Gan)
- 特為 / 特为 (8deq-we) (Wu)
- 特登 (dak6 dang1) (Cantonese)
- 罷是 / 罢是 (ba5 shr5) (Xiang)
- 迭為 / 迭为 (8diq-we) (Wu)
Verb
刻意
- to be painstaking; to be meticulous about; to sedulously strive