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xảo trá

Pronunciation Northern /sa̰ːw˧˩˧ ʨaː˧˥/ Central /saːw˧˩˨ tʂa̰ː˩˧/ Southern /saːw˨˩˦ tʂaː˧˥/
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devious; cunning
Adjective
devious; cunning
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
devious; cunning Appearance & PersonalityTheme

An adjective describing someone who is clever at getting what they want by deceiving others.

vi Anh ta là một kẻ xảo trá.

en He is a devious person.

Parts
xảo / trá / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 巧詐 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 巧詐

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
巧詐
Candidates by syllable
xảo trá
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
giả dối / ba que xỏ lá / trí trá / tráo trở …
Use
tinh xảo / tiểu xảo / trí xảo / đấu xảo …
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