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English

1. reserved
2. aloof
3. (usually of women) reservedness, restraint, calmness that suit with one's statusunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. （通常指女性）因應自己嘅身份而保持嘅拘束、克制、冷靜unreviewed?

Examples

• 回答这个问题时，有的人可能提出“中国人很好客而英国人比较矜持的”这样的例子。

  When answering this question, some people might put forward this kind of example: "Chinese people are very hospitable, whilst English people are more reserved."

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• unreviewed?

  女性應有嘅矜持

  the reservedness that women should have

• unreviewed?

  女仔嚟㗎妳，矜持啲啦。

  You are a girl, act more modestly.