勼勼狹狹

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Chinese

				narrow; limited; narrow-minded	narrow; limited; narrow-minded
trad. (勼勼狹狹)		勼	勼	狹	狹
simp. (勼勼狭狭)		勼	勼	狭	狭
alternative forms		縮縮挾挾／缩缩挟挟

Etymology

AABB-type reduplication of 勼狹／勼狭 (“to be reserved and unnatural”).

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiu-kiu-koe̍h-koe̍h

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiu-kiu-koe̍h-koe̍h
  - Tâi-lô: kiu-kiu-kue̍h-kue̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiu'kiu'koeqkoeh
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kueʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu³³ kiu³³ kue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kueʔ²⁴/

Verb

勼勼狹狹

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to be coy and reserved in one's speech and actions

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