Kěài ‘Cute’ in Mandarin: Its Meanings, Uses, and Changes in the Recent Decade
碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 英語學系 === 106 === In Mandarin, the word kěài, literally meaning “lovable” or “adorable”, is usually translated into cute in English. In fact, the meaning and use of kěài is far beyond what is given in the dictionary or that of its English counterpart. Although there is literature...
Main Authors: | Chen, Yu-Chieh, 陳鈺潔 |
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Other Authors: | Li, Jen-i |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en_US |
Published: |
2017
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Online Access: | http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8625y4 |
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