"扭扭捏捏" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/, /nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/ Chinese transliterations: niǔniǔniēniē [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ [Mandarin, bopomofo], nau² nau² nip⁶ nip⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], niǔniǔniēniē [Phonetic:niúniǔniēniē] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], niǒuniǒunienie [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], niu³-niu³-nieh¹-nieh¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nyǒu-nyǒu-nyē-nyē [Mandarin, Yale], neouneounhienhie [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], нюнюнене [Mandarin, Palladius], njunjunene [Mandarin, Palladius], náu náu nihp nihp [Cantonese, Yale], nau² nau² nip⁹ nip⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], neo² neo² nib⁶ nib⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 扭扭捏捏
  1. to pretend to be shy, coy or embarrassed
    Sense id: en-扭扭捏捏-zh-verb-Ci~qK-Jz
  2. to mince (when walking, talking, etc)
    Sense id: en-扭扭捏捏-zh-verb-M0ltISL8 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 扭捏 (niǔnie)

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  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If you have something to say, say it, don't act shy.",
          "ref": "有話快說,別扭扭捏捏的。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "有话快说,别扭扭捏捏的。 [MSC, simp.]\nYǒu huà kuài shuō, bié niǔniǔniēniē de. [Pinyin]",
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        {
          "english": "The performer minced onto the stage.",
          "ref": "那個演員邁著小步子扭扭捏捏地穿過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "那个演员迈着小步子扭扭捏捏地穿过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]\nNàge yǎnyuán mài zhe xiǎo bùzi niǔniǔniēniē de chuānguò wǔtái. [Pinyin]",
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          "mince",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁶ nip⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē [Phonetic:niúniǔniēniē]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niǒuniǒunienie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niu³-niu³-nieh¹-nieh¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nyǒu-nyǒu-nyē-nyē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "neouneounhienhie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нюнюнене"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "njunjunene"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "náu náu nihp nihp"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁹ nip⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "neo² neo² nib⁶ nib⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: niúniǔniēniē]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "niǔnie",
      "word": "扭捏"
    }
  ],
  "word": "扭扭捏捏"
}
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          "ref": "有話快說,別扭扭捏捏的。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "有话快说,别扭扭捏捏的。 [MSC, simp.]\nYǒu huà kuài shuō, bié niǔniǔniēniē de. [Pinyin]",
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        "to pretend to be shy, coy or embarrassed"
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          "shy",
          "shy"
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          "embarrassed",
          "embarrassed"
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          "text": "那个演员迈着小步子扭扭捏捏地穿过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]\nNàge yǎnyuán mài zhe xiǎo bùzi niǔniǔniēniē de chuānguò wǔtái. [Pinyin]",
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          "mince",
          "mince"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁶ nip⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē [Phonetic:niúniǔniēniē]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niǒuniǒunienie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niu³-niu³-nieh¹-nieh¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nyǒu-nyǒu-nyē-nyē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "neouneounhienhie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нюнюнене"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "njunjunene"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "náu náu nihp nihp"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁹ nip⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "neo² neo² nib⁶ nib⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: niúniǔniēniē]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "niǔnie",
      "word": "扭捏"
    }
  ],
  "word": "扭扭捏捏"
}

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