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  *靠* | 靠* | *靠
to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
HSK 2
to be close to / to approach; to draw near
HSK 5
to draw close to
HSK 7-9
back cushion
patron; backer / close to a mountain
reliable; trustworthy
high-back chair
to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside!
(of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall
window seat
unreliable
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
(Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death")
(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (Tw) (slang) to whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!
see 靠北
variant of 靠腰
on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)
by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
reliable / reasonable / probable
next to the aisle / aisle (seat on aircraft)


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