kuǎ
侉
non-local accent; crude and large
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
non-local accent; foreign-sounding accent
dialectUsed in dialect to describe someone's accent that sounds different from the local standard.
Tā他
yī一
kāi开
kǒu口
shuō说
huà话
jiù就
jué觉
de得
kǒu口
yīn音
yǒu有
diǎn点
kuǎ咵
。
As soon as he starts speaking, his accent sounds a bit foreign.
Xīn新
lái来
de的
lín邻
jū居
shuō说
huà话
kuǎ咵
kuǎ咵
de的
，
tīng听
bù不
chū出
shì是
nǎ哪
lǐ里
rén人
。
The new neighbor speaks with a strange accent; I can't tell where they're from.
adjective
crude; large and unwieldy; bulky
dialectUsed to describe objects or people that are big, coarse, or lacking refinement.
Jǐ几
nián年
bú不
jiàn见
，
tā他
zhǎng长
chéng成
gè个
kuǎ咵
dà大
gè个
er儿
le了
。
Haven't seen him for years, and he's grown into a big, burly guy.
Zhè这
gè个
xiāng箱
zi子
tài太
kuǎ咵
le了
，
xié携
dài带
bù不
fāng方
biàn便
。
This suitcase is too bulky and inconvenient to carry.
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Tā他
mǎi买
le了
gè个
kuǎ咵
dà大
de的
diàn电
shì视
，
jī几
hū乎
zhàn占
mǎn满
le了
zhěng整
miàn面
qiáng墙
。
He bought a huge, clunky TV that almost takes up the whole wall.