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The word "磕碜" is formed by combining the character "磕", which denotes knocking or an abrupt, jarring action, with "碜", which refers to grittiness or coarse texture; together, they create a compound where the literal sense of physical roughness is extended metaphorically to mean something is ugly or disgraceful in appearance.
Word Definition - 磕碜
(dialect) ugly; unsightly; shabby; (dialect) to humiliate; to ridicule
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