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撩 (liu4) — tease; tantalize; provoke in Cantonese

liuˎ₄撩
Mandarin Pinyin: liao2

Meaning of 撩

nountease; tantalize; provoke
noun(verb) 1. incite; 2. provoke; (verb) 1. stir (with chopsticks or spoons); 2. scrape (teeth); 3. to pick (nose); 4. to tickle; 5. to sign a signature on documents; (of sex) tease

Example Sentences with 撩

keoiˏ₅佢jamˊ²飲zeoi˗₃醉zo2,咗﹐houˊ²好soengˊ²想liuˎ₄撩gaauˉ¹交daaˊ²打。
He was drunk and spoiling for a fight.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好liuˉ¹撩gaauˉ¹交aai˗₃嗌laa1!啦！
Don't go looking for trouble!
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日liuˉ¹撩gaauˉ¹交aai3.嗌。
He's always picking fights.
mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想liuˉ¹撩gaauˉ¹交aai3.嗌。
I don't want to stir up trouble.
mouˏ₅冇waiˍ₆謂liuˉ¹撩gaauˉ¹交aai3.嗌。
There's no point in picking a fight.
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Words Containing 撩

撩事鬥非liu4 si6 dau3 fei1
to make trouble
撩交打liu4 gaau1 daa2
pick/start a fight; looking for a fight
撩鼻屎liu1 bei6 si2
pick snot; pick boogers
撩耳仔liu1 ji5 zai2
to dig ear
撩事生非liu4 si6 sang1 fei1
to make trouble
撩牙liu2 ngaa4
pick (teeth)
撩耳liu1 ji5
to dig ear
撩交嗌liu4 gaau1 aai3
to provoke an argument with someone [colloquial]
撩動liu4 dung6
to stir up; to whisk; to flap; to flick
撩雀竇liu1 zoek3 dau3
to stir a bird nest
撩是鬥非liu4 si6 dau3 fei1
troublemaking
撩女仔liu4 neoi5 zai2
to tease / play around with a girl [colloquial]

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