刁喬扭擰

Chinese

		artful; wicked	tall
trad. (刁喬扭擰)		刁	喬	扭擰
simp. (刁乔扭拧)		刁	乔	扭拧
alternative forms		刁僑扭擰／刁侨扭拧 刁橋扭擰／刁桥扭拧 丟橋扭擰／丢桥扭拧

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ kiu⁴ nau² ning⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu¹ kiu⁴ nau² ning⁶
    • Yale: dīu kìuh náu nihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ kiu⁴ nau² ning⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ kiu⁴ neo² ning⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹ nɐu̯³⁵ nɪŋ²²/

Adjective

刁喬扭擰

1. (Cantonese) fussy; choosy; indecisive

   • 很多人也會喜歡説「Don't be such a girl.」（不要像小女孩般刁喬扭擰）或「man up」（像個大丈夫）這類些英文用詞，其實有意無意中都在鼓勵 gender stereotypes（性別定型）。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     很多人也会喜欢说「Don't be such a girl.」（不要像小女孩般刁乔扭拧）或「man up」（像个大丈夫）这类些英文用词，其实有意无意中都在鼓励 gender stereotypes（性别定型）。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2020, 馬米高 [Michael MMG], 《英文寫真》 [The Truest Stories Ever Written], page 31

     han² do¹ jan⁴ jaa⁵ wui⁵ hei² fun¹ syut³ “Don't be such a girl.” (bat¹ jiu³ zoeng⁶ siu² neoi⁵ haai⁴ bun¹ diu¹ kiu⁴ nau² ning⁶) waak⁶ “man up” (zoeng⁶ go³ daai⁶ zoeng⁶ fu¹) ze² leoi⁶ se¹ jing¹ man^4-2 jung⁶ ci⁴, kei⁴ sat⁶ jau⁵ ji³ mou⁴ ji³ zung¹ dou¹ zoi⁶ gu² lai⁶  gender stereotypes (sing³ bit⁶ ding⁶ jing⁴). [Jyutping]

     Many people would also like to say English phrases like "Don't be such a girl" (Don't be so fussy like a little girl) or "man up" (be like a real man). They are actually encouraging gender stereotypes intentionally or not.