trí xảo

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 智巧, composed of 智 (“intelligent”) and 巧 (“cunning; skilled”).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

(literary, rare) ingenuity; finesse; cunning

Adjective edit

(literary, rare) ingenious; cunning

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