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刁鑽古怪

diu1 zyun3 gu2 gwaai3

diao1 zuan4 gu3 guai4

cunning

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

刁鑽古怪

This word was added by bybell on 15th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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刁 diu1 diao1 - tricky; sly; crafty
鑽 zyun3 zyun1 zuan1 zuan4 - to drill; bore; pierce; dig through
古 gu2 gu3 - ancient
怪 gwaai3 guai4 - strange; unusual; odd

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