crafty; cunning; sly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
crafty; cunning; sly; deceitful
literaryA literary term describing someone who is clever in a dishonest and deceitful way, often hiding their true intentions. The character 黠 implies a cleverness or 'brightness' in wrongdoing.
Tā他
liǎn脸
shàng上
shǎn闪
guò过
yī一
sī丝
jiǎo狡
xiá黠
de的
xiào笑
róng容
。
A sly smile flashed across his face.
Zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
yù寓
yán言
zhōng中
，
hú狐
li狸
bèi被
kè刻
huà画
chéng成
yī一
zhǒng种
jiǎo狡
xiá黠
de的
dòng动
wù物
。
In this ancient fable, the fox is portrayed as a cunning animal.
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Bù不
yào要
bèi被
tā他
nà那
jiǎo狡
xiá黠
de的
yán言
cí辞
suǒ所
méng蒙
piàn骗
。
Don't be fooled by his crafty words.
Nà那
hái孩
zi子
suī虽
rán然
nián年
jì纪
xiǎo小
，
yǎn眼
shén神
lǐ里
què却
tòu透
zhe着
yī一
gǔ股
jiǎo狡
xiá黠
。
Although young, the child had a glint of cunning in his eyes.