狡怪

Chinese

		crafty; cunning; sly	queer; to blame
simp. and trad. (狡怪)		狡	怪

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): káu-koài

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-koài
  - Tâi-lô: káu-kuài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaw'koaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/

Adjective

狡怪

(Min Nan) crafty; cunning; sly; tricky; treacherous
(Taiwanese Hokkien) naughty; mischievous; cheeky

Synonyms

Synonyms of 狡怪

世故 (shìgù)
刁滑 (diāohuá)
刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān)
刁頑／刁顽 (diāowán) (literary, cunning and stubborn)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
姦詐／奸诈 (jiānzhà)
狡怪 (Min Nan)

狡猾 (jiǎohuá)
狡鬼 (Min Nan)
詭詐／诡诈 (guǐzhà)
陰濕／阴湿 (yīnshī) (Cantonese)
陰險／阴险 (yīnxiǎn)
頑惡／顽恶 (wánwù) (literary)

(naughty): 頑皮／顽皮 (wánpí), 調皮／调皮 (tiáopí)

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