trí trá

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 智 (“wise”) and 詐 (“to cheat”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ ʈaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ ʈaː˦˥]

Adjective edit

cunning; devious; cleverly deceitful

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