xảo

See also: xào and xa'o

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巧.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

xảo

1. (chiefly in compounds, neologism) cunning; crafty

Derived terms

• đấu xảo (鬥巧, “competitive exhibition”)
• gian xảo (奸巧, “treacherous”)
• kĩ xảo, kỹ xảo (技巧, “SFX; technical”)
• tiểu xảo (小巧, “trick”)
• tinh xảo (精巧, “exquisite”)
• trí xảo (智巧, “ingenuity”)
• xảo diệu (巧妙, “ingenious”)
• xảo ngôn (巧言, “smooth talk”)
• xảo quyệt (巧譎, “devious”)
• xảo thuật (巧術, “clever trick”)
• xảo trá (巧詐, “devious”)