狡猾

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Chinese

crafty; cunning; sly sly
trad. (狡猾)
simp. #(狡猾)
alternative forms 狡滑

Pronunciation


Adjective

狡猾

  1. crafty; cunning; sly; tricky; treacherous
    為人狡猾還是不要鴻門宴
    为人狡猾还是不要鸿门宴
    Tā wéirén jiǎohuá, wǒ kàn nǐ háishì bùyào qù fù nà hóngményàn ba!
    He is treacherous, so I think you had better not accept his invitation!

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai
かつ
Hyōgai
kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(かつ) (kōkatsuかうくわつ (kaukwatu)?

  1. craftiness

Adjective

(こう)(かつ) (kōkatsuかうくわつ (kaukwatu)?-na (adnominal (こう)(かつ) (kōkatsu na), adverbial (こう)(かつ) (kōkatsu ni))
(こう)(かつ) (kōkatsuかうくわつ (kaukwatu)?-nari

  1. sly; cunning; crafty

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References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

狡猾 (gyohwal) (hangeul 교활)

  1. hanja form? of 교활

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

狡猾

  1. chữ Hán form of giảo hoạt (cunning, treacherous).