刻薄

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Chinese

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quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve
quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive
 
thin; slight; meagre
thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint
 
trad. (刻薄)
simp. #(刻薄)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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刻薄

  1. mean; unkind

Synonyms

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  • 尖刻 (jiānkè) (chiefly of remarks)
  • 尖酸 (jiānsuān) (chiefly of remarks)
  • (sǔn) (colloquial, chiefly of remarks)
  • 苛刻 (kēkè) (demanding)

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 6
はく
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 刻薄 – see the following entry.
酷薄こくはく
[adjective] [from 1439] cruel, inhumane, callous
[noun] [from 1439] cruelty, inhumaneness, callousness
(This term, 刻薄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)