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8		ㄑㄧㄝˋ [qie4]  (*ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] ).Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
Adj(1)  (sp. pr. *[qUe4]) Timid, coward, nervous: 膽怯 timid;
怯弱 [qUe4ruo4]↓;
畏怯 fearful;
怯怯喬喬（僑僑） (MC) timid, bashful;
怯羞 bashful;
怯色 appearance of apprehension;
followed by nn., fearful: 怯官，怯上 afraid of official, superior;
怯生生的 very timid, shy.
(2)  Uncouth, countrified, awkward like one from the country: 怯頭怯腦，怯愣兒 （of country bumpkins) lumpish, countrified;
怯口 [qie4kou3]↓.
Words1.怯夫 [qie4fu1], n., (LL) a coward. 
2.怯症 [qie4zheng4], n., (coll.) tuberculosis. 
3.怯口 [qie4kou3], adj., talking with country (rustic) accent. 
4.怯懦 [qie4nuo4], adj., timid, fainthearted. 
5.怯弱 [qie4ruo4], adj., ditto.