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猥琐

猥瑣
wěi suǒ

Meanings

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wěi suǒ
  1. 1.wretched (esp. appearance)
  2. 2.vulgar

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.wretched; unpresentable; (of behaviour) boorish
  2. 2.creepy; dirty; filthy; lewd

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Etymology

Originally 嵬瑣 /嵬琐 (wéisuǒ) in pre-Qin texts. After the Qin Dynasty the word was written like 委瑣 /委琐 (wěisuǒ). The current form was first attested much later, in 12ᵗʰ century.

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