xảo quyệt
Pronunciation
Northern
/sa̰ːw˧˩˧ kwt˨˩/
Central
/saːw˧˩˨ kwk˨˨/
Southern
/saːw˨˩˦ wk˨˩˨/
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cunning
Adjective
cunning
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
cunning
Appearance & Personality
This adjective describes someone who is devious, cunning, or cleverly deceitful in their behavior.
vi Anh ta dùng những mưu kế xảo quyệt để đạt được mục đích.
en He used cunning schemes to achieve his goals.
Parts
xảo / quyệt / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 巧譎 …
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Parts
xảo / quyệt / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 巧譎 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 巧譎
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
巧譎
Candidates by syllable
xảo
巧
quyệt
譎
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
tiểu xảo / láu cá / gian xảo / đa mưu …
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Similar
tiểu xảo / láu cá / gian xảo / đa mưu …
Use
tinh xảo / trí xảo / xảo diệu / đấu xảo
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Use
tinh xảo / trí xảo / xảo diệu / đấu xảo