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靠腰

kào yāo

2-character word

What 靠腰 means

1. (lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau])
2. Taiwanslangto whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!

The characters in 靠腰

• 靠kàoto lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to
• 腰yāothe waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)…

Sounds the same

Read kào yāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 靠夭variant of 靠腰

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