điêu ngoa
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗiəw˧˧ ŋwaː˧˧/
Central
/ɗiəw˧˥ ŋwaː˧˥/
Southern
/ɗiəw˧˧ ŋwaː˧˧/
Listen
habitually deceitful
Verb
habitually deceitful
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
habitually deceitful
To speak deceitfully and cleverly invent stories that are not true.
vi Người phụ nữ đó thường điêu ngoa để lừa gạt người khác.
en That woman often speaks deceitfully to trick others.
Parts
điêu / ngoa / A compound of điêu + ngoa …
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Parts
điêu / ngoa / A compound of điêu + ngoa …
OriginA compound of điêu + ngoa
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
丢訛
Candidates by syllable
điêu
丢（佻 / 刁 / 彫）
ngoa
訛（𧧀）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
điêu / điêu hoạt / sai ngoa / chua ngoa …
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Similar
điêu / điêu hoạt / sai ngoa / chua ngoa …
Use
nói điêu / điêu khắc / phù điêu / thuật điêu khắc …
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Use
nói điêu / điêu khắc / phù điêu / thuật điêu khắc …