sāo

Traditional: 騷

骚 (sāo) is a Chinese word meaning “(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]”.

Meanings

  1. 1(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt
  2. 2flirty; coquettish
  3. 3abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]
  4. 4(literary) literary writings; poetry
  5. 5foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1])
  6. 6(dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male

Related words

骚扰to disturb性骚扰sexual harassment骚乱disturbance; riot发牢骚to whine骚动disturbance; uproar风骚literary excellence牢骚discontent拿骚Nassau, capital of The Bahamas满腹牢骚lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)独领风骚most outstanding骚客(literary) poet发骚horny

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