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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries淘气
Pronunciation / Transliteration: táo qì
"这个小男孩很淘气。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Behaving disobediently, typically used to describe children or animals.
"The puppy was naughty and chewed up my favorite shoes." - 2
Mildly indecent, inappropriate, or playfully suggestive.
"She told a naughty joke that made everyone laugh."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'nauti', meaning having nothing, from Old English 'nāwiht' (nothing). Over time, the meaning shifted from 'needy or wicked' to possessing nothing, eventually settling into the modern sense of behaving disobediently or playfully mischievous.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Naughty" is said worldwide
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vilain
Transliteration: vi-lɛ̃
"Le garçon a été vilain aujourd'hui."
unartig
Transliteration: ˈʊnˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç
"Der kleine Junge war sehr unartig."
disubbidiente
Transliteration: di.sub.biˈdjen.te
"Il bambino è stato disubbidiente a scuola."
travieso
Transliteration: tɾaˈβjeso
"El perro travieso se comió la tarea."
travesso
Transliteration: tɾaˈvesu
"O menino travesso escondeu os brinquedos."
शरारती
Transliteration: shararati
"वह बच्चा बहुत शरारती है।"
淘气
Transliteration: táo qì
"这个小男孩很淘气。"
개구쟁이의
Transliteration: gae-gu-jaeng-i-ui
"그 아이는 아주 개구쟁이 같은 짓을 했다."
いたずらな
Transliteration: itazurana
"彼はいたずらな笑みを浮かべた。"
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