<p>To understand 撒娇, you need to understand 撒尿。撒尿 means peeing or urinating。note, 撒 is the ing part of peeing. the word, 尿， is pee part of peeing. so the word 撒 simply means giving out something very comfortably and naturally, just like what you feel when you pee. for example,.仙女撒花，means goddess giving out flowers. </p>

<p>娇 means loveliness, or cuteness. so 撒娇 means giving out your cuteness to someone very comfortably and naturally. in short, it can be translated to English with a single word, flirting. but there is a twist. a little girl can 撒娇 her daddy. In that case, flirting is not correct. you should just use showing cuteness instead. </p>

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<p><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=0&amp;wdqb=%E6%92%92%E5%A8%87" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MDBG:撒娇</a></p>
<p>the first two definitions:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>to act like a spoiled child</p>
<p>to throw a tantrum</p>
</blockquote>
<p>are the usual meanings of this word.</p>
<p>Think of a kid who has got a <em>boo-boo</em>, it doesn't really, super, hurt, but the child would love the attention of his mom and dad. So the kid puts on a show, cries and wails a little - the parents come running over to coax their kid. This is 撒娇.</p>
<p>perhaps something like: act a <em>sourpuss</em> / <em>whine</em></p>
<p>你能向他撒娇。</p>
<ul>
<li><p>You can <em>whine</em> to him.</p>
</li>
<li><p>You can be <em>pettish</em> with him.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>or</p>
<ul>
<li><p>You can <em>garner</em> his attention.</p>
</li>
<li><p>You can be <em>attention-seeking</em> with him.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Something like this.</p>
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<p>edit: <strong>sulkily</strong></p>

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why the down-vote?
Mou某
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Mou某
<p>I discussed this with a native speaker. In the context of a girl 撒嬌 with her father, it can be described as showing cuteness, often in order to get something. There does not appear to be a direct translation to English.</p>

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<p>In my Chinese-English dictionary, it says 撒娇 means &quot;coquetry&quot;, a kind of play cute, flirting, or toying around to arouse and gain the attention/interest of the other person.</p>

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r13
<p>In the context of:</p>

<pre><code>你能向他撒娇。
</code></pre>

<p><strong>How would <code>撒娇</code> be translated?</strong></p>

<p>If <code>撒娇</code> is translated as flighty in the context of the sentence, it sounds a bit unnatural:</p>

<pre><code>You can get flighty with him.
</code></pre>

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You can try 'flirt'.
Chek Wei Tan
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How to translate 撒娇?
# How to translate 撒娇?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-08)

In the context of:
你能向他撒娇。

How would 撒娇 be translated?
If 撒娇 is translated as flighty in the context of the sentence, it sounds a bit unnatural:
You can get flighty with him.

**Tags:** translation, verbs, adjectives
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can try 'flirt'.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-24. Score: 2

To understand 撒娇, you need to understand 撒尿。撒尿 means peeing or urinating。note, 撒 is the ing part of peeing. the word, 尿， is pee part of peeing. so the word 撒 simply means giving out something very comfortably and naturally, just like what you feel when you pee. for example,.仙女撒花，means goddess giving out flowers.

娇 means loveliness, or cuteness. so 撒娇 means giving out your cuteness to someone very comfortably and naturally. in short, it can be translated to English with a single word, flirting. but there is a twist. a little girl can 撒娇 her daddy. In that case, flirting is not correct. you should just use showing cuteness instead.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-05-08. Score: 1

[MDBG:撒娇](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%92%92%E5%A8%87)

the first two definitions:

> to act like a spoiled child
>
> to throw a tantrum

are the usual meanings of this word.

Think of a kid who has got a *boo-boo*, it doesn't really, super, hurt, but the child would love the attention of his mom and dad. So the kid puts on a show, cries and wails a little - the parents come running over to coax their kid. This is 撒娇.

perhaps something like: act a *sourpuss* / *whine*

你能向他撒娇。

* You can *whine* to him.
* You can be *pettish* with him.

or

* You can *garner* his attention.
* You can be *attention-seeking* with him.

Something like this.

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edit: **sulkily**

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: why the down-vote?  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-10-11. Score: 0

I discussed this with a native speaker. In the context of a girl 撒嬌 with her father, it can be described as showing cuteness, often in order to get something. There does not appear to be a direct translation to English.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-10-11. Score: 0

In my Chinese-English dictionary, it says 撒娇 means "coquetry", a kind of play cute, flirting, or toying around to arouse and gain the attention/interest of the other person.


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