| 怯 | 402A05 22A.93-1 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄑㄧㄝˋ [qie4] (*ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] ). | ||
| 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]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 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. | |||||