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翹

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: kiao3
POJ: khiàu
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: kiou3
POJ: khiò͘
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to play truant; to skip school; to sneak away
翹課

4 candidate readings from Wiktionary were tied to two distinct senses in the dossier, so this word was split into two sense-specific entries. This entry keeps the 2 readings (kiao3, kiou3) attached to the colloquial 'play truant' sense — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. See the separate 翹 entry for kiao5/kiou5, tied instead to the 'lift/raise; stick up' senses.

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