tǎo​rén

to be (adjective)

  • created sense approved 讨人/討人 · tǎo​rén · to be (adjective) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讨人 / 討人

    tǎo​rén

    to be (adjective)

    used before an adjective to indicate that one provokes the specified feeling in others (e.g. [[讨人厌|討人厭|tao3 ren2 yan4]] 'annoying', [[讨人喜欢|討人喜歡|tao3 ren2 xi3 huan5]] 'likable')

    讨, 人

    讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to provoke 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people

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  • created sense approved 讨人/討人 · tǎo​rén · prostitute apprentice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讨人 / 討人

    tǎo​rén

    prostitute apprentice

    (old) a young girl bought or trafficked into a brothel to be trained for work as a prostitute.

    讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to ask for 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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  • created sense approved 讨人/討人 · tǎo​rén · to get a person back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讨人 / 討人

    tǎo​rén

    to get a person back

    To reclaim or retrieve a person.

    讨, 人

    讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to look for 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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