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Chinese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Reduplication of English cute or Cantonese Q.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) very cute
Etymology 2[edit]
From Hokkien 𩚨𩚨 (khiū-khiū), or simply reduplication of Q.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From the resemblance of the letter Q with an eye with tears.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
- (Taiwanese Mandarin, chiefly Internet) An emoticon expressing weeping
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- (Internet) Tencent QQ (an instant messaging software)
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