狡猾

Chinese

crafty; cunning; sly sly
trad. (狡猾) 狡 猾
simp. #(狡猾) 狡 猾
alternative forms 狡滑

Pronunciation


Adjective

狡猾

  1. crafty; cunning; sly; tricky; treacherous
    他為人狡猾,我看你還是不要去赴那鴻門宴吧! [MSC, trad.]
    他为人狡猾,我看你还是不要去赴那鸿门宴吧! [MSC, simp.]
    Tā wéirén jiǎohuá, wǒ kàn nǐ háishì bùyào qù fù nà hóngményàn ba! [Pinyin]
    He is treacherous, so I think you had better not accept his invitation!

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • 狡猾多詐/狡猾多诈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狡 猾
こう
Hyōgaiji
かつ
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーかつ [kòókátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːka̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

狡(こう)猾(かつ) • (kōkatsu) ←かうくわつ (kaukwatu)?

  1. craftiness

Adjective

狡(こう)猾(かつ) • (kōkatsu) ←かうくわつ (kaukwatu)?-na (adnominal 狡(こう)猾(かつ)な (kōkatsu na), adverbial 狡(こう)猾(かつ)に (kōkatsu ni))
狡(こう)猾(かつ) • (kōkatsu) ←かうくわつ (kaukwatu)?†-nari

  1. sly; cunning; crafty

Inflection

See also

  • Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/狡猾し (Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/狡猾し)

References

  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
狡猾

Noun

狡猾 • (gyohwal) (hangeul 교활)

  1. Hanja form? of 교활.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
狡猾

Adjective

狡猾

  1. chữ Hán form of giảo hoạt (“cunning, treacherous”).
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