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

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

(literary) sly; treacherous; tricky; crafty

Synonyms

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)

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