狡獪

狡獪

Chinese

		crafty; cunning; sly	crafty; cunning
trad. (狡獪)		狡	獪
simp. (狡狯)		狡	狯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎokuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² kui²
• Min Nan (POJ): káu-koài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiǎokuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaukuay
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau² kui²
    • Yale: gáau kúi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² kui²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao² kui²
    • IPA ^(key): /käːu̯³⁵ kʰuːy̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-koài
    • Tâi-lô: káu-kuài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaw'koaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/

Adjective

狡獪

1. (literary) sly; treacherous; tricky; crafty

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 狡獪

世故 (shìgù) 刁滑 (diāohuá) 刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) 刁頑／刁顽 (diāowán) (literary, cunning and stubborn) 即世 (jíshì) (literary) 姦詐／奸诈 (jiānzhà) 滑頭／滑头 (huátóu) 狡怪 (káu-koài) (Min Nan)

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