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Jyutping nau2 nip6
Pinyin niǔ nie

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. affecting shyness or embarrassment
  2. coy
  3. mincing (walk, manner of speech)
  4. mannered
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to pretend to be shy, coy or embarrassed
    • 她扭捏了好半天才説出來話。
      她扭捏了好半天才说出来话。
      tā niǔ niē le hǎo bàn tiān cái shuō chū lái huà .
      She acted shy for a quite while before she spoke.
  2. verb
    to mince (when walking, talking, etc.)
    • 那位女明星扭捏地走過舞台。
      那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。
      nà wèi nǚ míng xīng niǔ niē de zǒu guò wǔ tái .
      The female star minced onto the stage.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    她扭捏了好半天才说出来话。
    她扭捏了好半天才説出來話。
    tā niǔ niē le hǎo bàn tiān cái shuō chū lái huà .
    • She acted shy for a quite while before she spoke.
  2. Mandarin
    那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。
    那位女明星扭捏地走過舞台。
    nà wèi nǚ míng xīng niǔ niē de zǒu guò wǔ tái .
    • The female star minced onto the stage.
  3. Mandarin
    那个演员迈着小步子扭扭捏捏地穿过舞台。
    那個演員邁着小步子扭扭捏捏地穿過舞台。
    nà ge yǎn yuán mài zhe xiǎo bù zi niǔ niǔ niē niē de chuān guò wǔ tái .
    • The performer minced onto the stage.
  4. Mandarin
    有话快说,别扭扭捏捏的。
    有話快説,彆扭扭捏捏的。
    yǒu huà kuài shuō , bié niǔ niǔ niē niē de .
    • If you have something to say, say it, don't act shy.