Chinese edit

crafty; cunning; sly sly
trad. (狡猾)
simp. #(狡猾)
alternative forms 狡滑

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Adjective edit

狡猾

  1. crafty; cunning; sly; tricky; treacherous
    為人狡猾還是不要鴻門宴 [MSC, trad.]
    为人狡猾还是不要鸿门宴 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā wéirén jiǎohuá, wǒ kàn nǐ háishì bùyào qù fù nà hóngményàn ba! [Pinyin]
    He is treacherous, so I think you had better not accept his invitation!

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgaiji
かつ
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

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Noun edit

(こう)(かつ) (kōkatsuかうくわつ (kaukwatu)?

  1. craftiness

Adjective edit

(こう)(かつ) (kōkatsuかうくわつ (kaukwatu)?-na (adnominal (こう)(かつ) (kōkatsu na), adverbial (こう)(かつ) (kōkatsu ni))
(こう)(かつ) (kōkatsuかうくわつ (kaukwatu)?-nari

  1. sly; cunning; crafty

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References edit

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

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狡猾 (gyohwal) (hangeul 교활)

  1. Hanja form? of 교활.

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

狡猾

  1. chữ Hán form of giảo hoạt (cunning, treacherous).