翹 (kiu4) — raise (one's head, etc) in Cantonese
kiuˎ₄翹简 翘
Mandarin Pinyin: qiao2
Meaning of 翹
nounraise (one's head, etc)
nounbecome warped/twisted
nounoutstanding; talented
Example Sentences with 翹
zouˊ²早tauˊ²抖laa1,啦，ngaanˏ₅眼hatˉ¹翕mouˎ₄毛douˉ¹都kiu˗₃翹heiˊ²起
Go to bed, your eyes are already drooping.
keoiˏ₅佢ngaanˏ₅眼git˗₃睫maauˎ₄毛houˊ²好kiu˗₃翹
Her eyelashes are very curled.
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