treacherous and insidious
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
treacherous and insidious; cunning and malicious
derogatoryDescribes a person's character as being deceitful, scheming, and malicious. Carries a strong negative connotation.
Tā他
wéi为
rén人
jiān奸
xiǎn险
hěn狠
dú毒
，
méi没
rén人
yuàn愿
yì意
gēn跟
tā他
lái来
wǎng往
。
He is treacherous and vicious in character, so no one wants to associate with him.
Nà那
gè个
jiān奸
xiǎn险
de的
xiǎo小
rén人
yòu又
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
shuō说
rén人
huài坏
huà话
。
That treacherous villain is speaking ill of people behind their backs again.
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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yī一
gè个
jiān奸
xiǎn险
jiǎo狡
zhà诈
de的
zhèng政
kè客
。
This novel depicts an insidious and cunning politician.
Tā他
shè设
xià下
le了
yī一
gè个
jiān奸
xiǎn险
de的
quān圈
tào套
，
děng等
zhe着
duì对
shǒu手
shàng上
gōu钩
。
He set up an insidious trap, waiting for his opponent to take the bait.