"刁滑" meaning in Chinese

See 刁滑 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tiːu̯⁵⁵ waːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 刁滑
  1. cunning; crafty; deceitful
    Sense id: en-刁滑-zh-noun-t6YRKh3Z Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 世故 (shìgù), (diāo), 刁鑽 (diāozuān), 刁钻 (diāozuān), 刁頑 (diāowán) (english: cunning and stubborn) [literary], 刁顽 (diāowán) (english: cunning and stubborn) [literary], 即世 (jíshì) [literary], 古怪 (alt: gū-*guái) [Eastern, Min], 圓泛 (yenn2 fan4) [Xiang], 圆泛 (yenn2 fan4) [Xiang], 圓滑 (yuánhuá), 圆滑 (yuánhuá), 圞泛 (lonn2 fan4) [Xiang], 𪢮泛 (lonn2 fan4) [Xiang], 奸宄 [Hokkien], 奸巧 [Hokkien], 奸狡, 奸猾 (jiānhuá), 奸險 (jiānxiǎn), 姦刁 [Wu], 奸刁 (1ke-tiau) [Wu], 姦詐 (jiānzhà), 奸诈 (jiānzhà), 油滑 (yóuhuá), , 滑頭 (huátóu), 滑头 (huátóu), 狡怪 (káu-koài) [Hokkien], 狡猾 (jiǎohuá), 狡獪 (jiǎokuài) [literary], 狡狯 (jiǎokuài) [literary], 狡詐 (jiǎozhà), 狡诈 (jiǎozhà), 狡鬼 [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 狡黠 (jiǎoxiá) [literary], 甕毒 [Hokkien, Xiamen], 瓮毒 [Hokkien, Xiamen], 甕肚 [Hokkien, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 瓮肚 [Hokkien, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 詭詐 (guǐzhà), 诡诈 (guǐzhà), 調皮 (tiáopí), 调皮 (tiáopí), 陰濕 (english: jam1 sap1) [Cantonese], 阴湿 (english: jam1 sap1) [Cantonese], 陰險 (yīnxiǎn), 阴险 (yīnxiǎn), 頑惡 (wánwù) [literary], 顽恶 (wánwù) [literary]
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          "roman": "shìgù",
          "word": "世故"
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        {
          "roman": "diāo",
          "word": "刁"
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        {
          "roman": "diāozuān",
          "word": "刁鑽"
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          "word": "即世"
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          "word": "𪢮泛"
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          "word": "奸宄"
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          "word": "奸巧"
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          "word": "奸狡"
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          "roman": "jiānhuá",
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          "word": "姦刁"
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          "roman": "yóuhuá",
          "word": "油滑"
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        {
          "word": "滑"
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        {
          "roman": "huátóu",
          "word": "滑頭"
        },
        {
          "roman": "huátóu",
          "word": "滑头"
        },
        {
          "roman": "káu-koài",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "狡怪"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎohuá",
          "word": "狡猾"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎokuài",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "狡獪"
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          "roman": "jiǎokuài",
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          "word": "狡狯"
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        {
          "roman": "jiǎozhà",
          "word": "狡詐"
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        {
          "roman": "jiǎozhà",
          "word": "狡诈"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "狡鬼"
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          "roman": "jiǎoxiá",
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          "word": "狡黠"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Xiamen"
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          "word": "甕毒"
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            "Hokkien",
            "Xiamen"
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          "word": "瓮毒"
        },
        {
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            "Hokkien",
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            "Xiamen",
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
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          "word": "甕肚"
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        {
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            "Hokkien",
            "Taiwanese-Hokkien",
            "Xiamen",
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
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          "word": "瓮肚"
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        {
          "roman": "guǐzhà",
          "word": "詭詐"
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        {
          "roman": "guǐzhà",
          "word": "诡诈"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tiáopí",
          "word": "調皮"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tiáopí",
          "word": "调皮"
        },
        {
          "english": "jam1 sap1",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "陰濕"
        },
        {
          "english": "jam1 sap1",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "阴湿"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yīnxiǎn",
          "word": "陰險"
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          "roman": "yīnxiǎn",
          "word": "阴险"
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          "roman": "wánwù",
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          "word": "頑惡"
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          "roman": "wánwù",
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          "word": "顽恶"
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      "zh_pron": "diāohuá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ waat⁶"
    },
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "diāohuá"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dyāu-hwá"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diauhwa"
    },
    {
      "roman": "djaoxua",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "дяохуа"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dīu waaht"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh_pron": "diu¹ wad⁶"
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        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "diu¹ waat⁶"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "dīu waaht"
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      "zh_pron": "diu¹ wad⁶"
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    {
      "roman": "shìgù",
      "word": "世故"
    },
    {
      "roman": "diāo",
      "word": "刁"
    },
    {
      "roman": "diāozuān",
      "word": "刁鑽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "diāozuān",
      "word": "刁钻"
    },
    {
      "english": "cunning and stubborn",
      "roman": "diāowán",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "刁頑"
    },
    {
      "english": "cunning and stubborn",
      "roman": "diāowán",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "刁顽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jíshì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "即世"
    },
    {
      "alt": "gū-*guái",
      "tags": [
        "Eastern",
        "Min"
      ],
      "word": "古怪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yenn2 fan4",
      "tags": [
        "Xiang"
      ],
      "word": "圓泛"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yenn2 fan4",
      "tags": [
        "Xiang"
      ],
      "word": "圆泛"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuánhuá",
      "word": "圓滑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuánhuá",
      "word": "圆滑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lonn2 fan4",
      "tags": [
        "Xiang"
      ],
      "word": "圞泛"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lonn2 fan4",
      "tags": [
        "Xiang"
      ],
      "word": "𪢮泛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "奸宄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "奸巧"
    },
    {
      "word": "奸狡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiānhuá",
      "word": "奸猾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiānxiǎn",
      "word": "奸險"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "姦刁"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "奸刁 (1ke-tiau)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiānzhà",
      "word": "姦詐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiānzhà",
      "word": "奸诈"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yóuhuá",
      "word": "油滑"
    },
    {
      "word": "滑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huátóu",
      "word": "滑頭"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huátóu",
      "word": "滑头"
    },
    {
      "roman": "káu-koài",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "狡怪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎohuá",
      "word": "狡猾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎokuài",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "狡獪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎokuài",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "狡狯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎozhà",
      "word": "狡詐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎozhà",
      "word": "狡诈"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "狡鬼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎoxiá",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "狡黠"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "甕毒"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "瓮毒"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwanese-Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "甕肚"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taiwanese-Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "瓮肚"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐzhà",
      "word": "詭詐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐzhà",
      "word": "诡诈"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tiáopí",
      "word": "調皮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tiáopí",
      "word": "调皮"
    },
    {
      "english": "jam1 sap1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "陰濕"
    },
    {
      "english": "jam1 sap1",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "阴湿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīnxiǎn",
      "word": "陰險"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīnxiǎn",
      "word": "阴险"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wánwù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "頑惡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wánwù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "顽恶"
    }
  ],
  "word": "刁滑"
}

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  "called_from": "page/2196",
  "msg": "parse_linkage_recurse unhandled NodeKind.URL: <URL(['https://wiki.local/w/index.php?action=edit&title=Thesaurus%3A%E5%88%81%E9%91%BD'], ['edit']){} >",
  "path": [
    "刁滑"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "刁滑",
  "trace": ""
}

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