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gian xảo

Pronunciation Northern /zaːn˧˧ sa̰ːw˧˩˧/ Central /jaːŋ˧˥ saːw˧˩˨/ Southern /jaːŋ˧˧ saːw˨˩˦/
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devious
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devious

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
devious Appearance & PersonalityTheme

Having a dishonest nature and using tricks to deceive other people.

vi Đừng để bị đánh lừa bởi những lời nói gian xảo của anh ta.

en Do not be deceived by his devious words.

Parts
gian / xảo / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 奸巧 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 奸巧

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
奸巧
Candidates by syllable
gian 間 xảo 巧
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 / xảo quyệt / đa mưu …
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Use
thời gian / không gian / gian hàng / thế gian …
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