giảo hoạt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Cunningly deceitful; crafty: Describes a person who is clever in a dishonest way, using trickery and deception to achieve their goals. The cunning is often subtle and involves clever schemes.
- Sly; wily: Characterized by artful deception or shrewdness in avoiding detection or gaining an advantage.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hắn ta là một kẻ giảo hoạt, luôn tìm cách lừa gạt người khác. (He is a cunningly deceitful person, always looking for ways to swindle others.)
- Với vẻ ngoài thật thà, không ai ngờ cô ấy lại giảo hoạt đến vậy. (With her honest appearance, no one suspected she could be so crafty.)
- Thủ đoạn giảo hoạt của tên tội phạm đã đánh lừa cảnh sát một thời gian. (The criminal's wily tricks deceived the police for a while.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a negative moral judgment, suggesting a dangerous or untrustworthy intelligence. It is stronger than simply being clever ("thông minh") and carries connotations of guile and treacherous scheming.
Variants and Related Words
- Giảo quyệt (adj): Synonymous with , meaning cunning and treacherous.
- Âm mưu giảo quyệt của hắn đã bị bại lộ. (His treacherous plot was exposed.)
Synonyms
- Crafty: Skilled at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
- Deceitful: Guilty of or involving deception.
- Sly: Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.
- Wily: Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Related Idioms
- Khôn ngoan giảo hoạt: A phrase emphasizing shrewd but cunning and dishonest wisdom.
- Hắn dùng sự khôn ngoan giảo hoạt để thăng tiến. (He used cunning shrewdness to advance his career.)
- Friendishly cunning