tinh quái
Pronunciation
Northern
/tïŋ˧˧ kwaːj˧˥/
Central
/tïn˧˥ kwa̰ːj˩˧/
Southern
/tɨn˧˧ waːj˧˥/
Listen
mischievous
Adjective
mischievous
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
mischievous
Properties & States
Showing intelligence in a playful or sly manner, often involving pranks or tricks.
vi Chú mèo này rất tinh quái.
en This cat is very mischievous.
Parts
tinh / quái / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 精怪 …
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Parts
tinh / quái / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 精怪 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 精怪
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
精怪
Candidates by syllable
tinh
精
quái
拐（卦）
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
quái / bậy bạ / nghịch ngợm / tinh nghịch …
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Similar
quái / bậy bạ / nghịch ngợm / tinh nghịch …
Use
tinh thần / hành tinh / tinh hoàn / tinh dịch …
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Use
tinh thần / hành tinh / tinh hoàn / tinh dịch …