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得瑟

dè se

2-character word

What 得瑟 means

1. dialectcocky; smug
2. to show off

The characters in 得瑟

• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 瑟sèa type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

Example sentences

• 我的身体被冻得瑟瑟发抖。
  I shiver from the cold.

Sounds the same

Read dè se, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嘚瑟variant of 得瑟

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