cunning and fierce; treacherous and vicious
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
cunning and fierce; treacherous and vicious
literaryUsed to describe a person's character, especially when someone uses cleverness for malicious and aggressive ends. More common in literary or descriptive contexts.
Cǐ此
rén人
xìng性
qíng情
diāo刁
hàn悍
，
bù不
kě可
bù不
fáng防
。
This person has a cunning and fierce disposition, and must be guarded against.
Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
huǒ伙
diāo刁
hàn悍
de的
tǔ土
fěi匪
，
guān官
bīng兵
men们
bù不
gǎn敢
diào掉
yǐ以
qīng轻
xīn心
。
Facing these treacherous and vicious bandits, the government troops dare not let their guard down.
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Tā他
nà那
diāo刁
hàn悍
de的
zuò作
fēng风
zài在
shāng商
chǎng场
shàng上
shì是
chū出
le了
míng名
de的
。
His cunning and ruthless style is notorious in the business world.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
fǎn反
pài派
jué角
sè色
wǎng往
wǎng往
bèi被
miáo描
xiě写
dé得
shí十
fēn分
diāo刁
hàn悍
。
The villains in the novel are often portrayed as extremely treacherous and fierce.