詐 (zaa3 | zha4) : deceive; swindle; pretend; feign

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詐

zaa3

zha4

[1] deceive; swindle; cheat; defraud
[2] pretend; feign; fake; bluff

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

詐 / 诈

This word has been viewed 9162 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jan 2011 01:04

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詐喊 zaa3 haam3 zha4 han3 = pretend to cry 粵

詐騙 zaa3 pin3 zha4 pian4 = to cheat; to bilk

詐型 zaa3 jing4 zha4 xing2 = complain, moan, whinge

詐傻扮懵 zaa3 so4 baan6 mung2 = play the fool 粵

詐死 zaa3 sei2 = act opossum; play dead

敲詐 haau1 zaa3 qiao1 zha4 = to blackmail

詐詐諦諦 zaa3 zaa3 dai3 dai3 = to pretend / the act of pretending 粵

詐詐諦 zaa3 zaa3 dai3 = to pretend / the act of pretending 粵

詐取 zaa3 ceoi2 = swindle

奸詐 gaan1 zaa3 jian1 zha4 = crafty; sly; treacherous; fraudulent

欺詐 hei1 zaa3 qi1 zha4 = to cheat; swindle; scam

詐諦 zaa3 dai3 = to pretend 粵

詐嗲 zaa3 de2 = to sulk like a spoiled child 粵

詐假意 zaa3 gaa2*1 ji3*1 = to pretend or fake sth 粵

詐嬌 zaa3 giu1 = to sulk like a spoiled child 粵

訛詐 ngo4 zaa3 e2 zha4 = to extort; to blackmail

機詐 gei1 zaa3 ji1 zha4 = deceitful

食詐和 sik6 zaa3 wu4*2 shi2 zha4 hu2 = to mistakenly announce good news (from 詐和 in mahjong) 粵

詐戇 zaa3 ngong6 = act stupid 粵

詐癲扮傻 zaa3 din1 baan6 so4 zha4 dian1 ban4 sha3 = pretend to be crazy; feign madness; act like a madman 粵

詐傻納福 zaa3 so4 naap6 fuk1 zha4 sha3 na4 fu2 = act like a dimwit to gain benefit; not move a finger act like a dumb dumb and make profit from those who fall for it 粵

詐聾扮啞 zaa3 lung4 baan6 ngaa2 zha4 long2 ban4 ya3 = pretend to be dumb and deaf 粵

詐唔知 zaa3 m4 zi1 zha4 wu2 zhi1 = act like one doesn't know; act ignorant 粵

詐病 zaa3 beng6 zha4 bing4 = pretend to be sick; feign sickness 粵

詭詐 gwai2 zaa3 gui3 zha4 = crafty, cunning, sly, deceitful

詐欺 zaa3 hei1 zha4 qi1 = fraud, deception

險詐 him2 zaa3 xian3 zha4 = sinister and crafty

詐和 zaa3 wu4*2 zha4 hu2 = (mahjong) a false declaration of win

兵不厭詐 bing1 bat1 jim3 zaa3 bing2 bu4*2 yan4 zha4 = "All's fair in war."

爾詐我虞 ji5 zaa3 ngo5 jyu4 = mutual deceit

爾虞我詐 ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3 er3 yu2 wo3 zha4 = both sides play dirty

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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