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ma lanh

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cunning; sly
Adjective
cunning; sly
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
cunning; sly

Characterized by being clever in a deceitful or sly way, often using tricks to achieve personal advantage.

vi Con cáo là một loài động vật rất ma lanh.

en The fox is a very cunning animal.

Sense 2 Adjective
bright; intelligent

Possessing a quick mind and high intelligence, with the ability to understand and handle things with ease.

vi Cậu bé này tuy còn nhỏ nhưng rất ma lanh.

en This boy is very intelligent despite being young.

Parts
ma / lanh / 麻怜
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
麻怜
Candidates by syllable
ma 麻(魔) lanh 怜(姈 / 𧼍)
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.
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