刁鑽

刁鑽

See also: 刁钻

Chinese

		artful; wicked	an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe
trad. (刁鑽)		刁	鑽
simp. (刁钻)		刁	钻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diāozuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ zyun³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: diāozuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diautzuan
    • IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu¹ zyun³
    • Yale: dīu jyun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ dzyn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ jun³
    • IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃyːn³³/

Adjective

刁鑽

1. treacherous; tricky; wily; cunning; devious; artful; crafty
2. (literary) out of the ordinary; extraordinary
3. (literary) eccentric; odd; strange

Synonyms

• (treacherous):

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Synonyms of 刁鑽

世故 (shìgù) 刁滑 (diāohuá) 刁頑／刁顽 (diāowán) (literary, cunning and stubborn) 即世 (jíshì) (literary) 姦詐／奸诈 (jiānzhà) 狡怪 (Min Nan)

狡猾 (jiǎohuá) 狡鬼 (Min Nan) 詭詐／诡诈 (guǐzhà) 陰濕／阴湿 (yīnshī) (Cantonese) 陰險／阴险 (yīnxiǎn) 頑惡／顽恶 (wánwù) (literary)

• (out of the ordinary): 不凡 (bùfán)
• (strange):

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Synonyms of 刁鑽

刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary) 古怪 (gǔguài) 奇幻 (qíhuàn) 奇怪 (qíguài) 奇異／奇异 (qíyì) 怪僻 (guàipì) (literary) 怪奇 (Min Nan)

怪死 (Min Nan) 怪異／怪异 (guàiyì) 有空 (yǒukòng) (Min Nan) 稀奇 (xīqí) 蹊蹺／蹊跷 (qīqiāo) 離奇／离奇 (líqí) 龜怪／龟怪 (Min Nan)