扭捏

Chinese
 
to turn; to twist; to grab; to wring
 to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up
simp. and trad.
(扭捏)		 扭 捏

Pronunciation

Verb

扭捏

  1. to pretend to be shy, coy or embarrassed
    她扭捏了好半天才說出來話。 [MSC, trad.]
    她扭捏了好半天才说出来话。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā niǔniē le hǎo bàntiān cái shuō chūlái huà. [Pinyin]
    She acted shy for a quite while before she spoke.
  2. to mince (when walking, talking, etc.)
    那位女明星扭捏地走過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]
    那位女明星扭捏地走过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nà wèi nǚ míngxīng niǔniē de zǒu guò wǔtái. [Pinyin]
    The female star minced onto the stage.

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