I'm trying to find a fitting translation for a Chinese term, which means that a woman is trying to be cute in front of her man in order to get what she wants. While she does this, her voice will change to almost like a child, and so will her body language.
This is very common among Chinese women and often seen as a positive trait by many Chinese men.
Is there an equivalent term/phrase in English for this behavior?
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Thank you for all the answers, I decided to use a combination of "coy" and "kittenish" in the sentence. Since there didn't seem to be one single word that can describe it.
Yes, the Chinese Term is 撒娇 or anything along that line.
Best Answer
Not an exact translation but very close is the word coquettish from the noun coquette. This definition says that a coquettish woman is one who
One of the close synonyms listed for coquettish is kittenish which is defined as
The child-like element is, perhaps, emphasised less by both of these words than by the Chinese one but it does exist in the normal usage, especially in the use of 'kittenish'.