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狡猾
jiǎohuá
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English Definitioncrafty; cunning; sly
Simplified Script狡猾
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjiǎohuá
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gaau2waat6
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7
Word Decomposition
狡jiǎocrafty; cunning; sly
猾huásly

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Words With Same Head Word    
狡辩jiǎobiànto quibble
狡诈jiǎozhàcrafty; cunning; deceitful
狡黠jiǎoxiácrafty; astute
狡兔三窟jiǎo tù sān kūlit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
狡赖jiǎolàito deny (through sophism)
Words With Same Tail Word    
老奸巨猾lǎo jiān jù huácunning; crafty; wily old fox
奸猾jiānhuátreacherous; crafty; deceitful
油猾yóuhuásly; slick
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